epiphiny43
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As far as the honorable intentions of honest men in the administration, two words, Guantanamo Bay. We have a modern version of the Nazi camps, which has now held inmates longer than the whole of WWII, and people say, "It's for a good cause." Himmler and Goebbels would be proud. Their students are well versed. (We'll talk later about the almost complete failure of the Defense Dept. Command structure to stop the civilians (or even speak up, other than Gen. Kenseki) from initiating an impossible project with completely inadequate forces. A whole re-think of the Command Training syllabus is in the works at the Army War College from this.)
The most charitable interpretation I can come up with is that the partisan struggles for elected office have deeply perverted the whole political process in the US, on the Conservative side, for sure, likely most everywhere. Personally, I'll give greed and hubris even more credit. Interesting that purported Conservatives have done the most damage ever to the nation's fiscal position and stability, government freedom from corporate influence (OK, that's always been their shameful addiction.), states rights and constitutional principles. EVER!.
Did anyone see it coming that the Democrats are the only ones even talking about a balanced budget? What don't the American people understand about the impossibility of 'unlimited credit'? On a personal or national level. Whatever intellectual honesty exists in the White House isn't allowed to influence actual policy, or even see daylight when the Homeland security agency is functioning. Millions for box cutters and cigarette lighters at airports, and 90% of shipping containers enter US ports with no inspection. This all reads like some Latin American Magical Realism fugue state.
Which culture held that it was a curse to say, "May you live in interesting times."?
Once more, a Real lesson on how important choosing Supreme Court Justices is. "Hanging chads" anyone? Where's that 'way back machine' when we need it?
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