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Originally Posted by raymr
Do you think any of this would have happened absent an unprecedented attack on US soil? How do we prevent another attack? Be nice and play by the rules with people who are trained from early childhood to hate our very existence? Would you want that responsibility on your head?...
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These are tough questions, except the last one. The answer to that one is, "Hell no."
Those questions show why it is important for our leaders to be honest with us. Cheney says that aggressive interrogation saved American lives. If that is true, then it is an important point to consider. The problem is that Bush/Cheney, et al., have been caught in so, so many lies, their input has no value. None. It's as if we are starting from scratch because we don't know which of the lessons learned over the last 7 years are true.
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...If it happens again, expect similar results as those in charge grapple to adjust to, and deal with, a stateless enemy that seemingly doesn't care about life or death.
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I don't expect any such thing. I don't expect to ever have such a collection of arrogant, dishonest, and sometimes not too bright people in charge of our national security. It might happen, but I don't expect it. To say that we should expect it is to give the Bush crowd a pass, which they don't deserve.