Friday, January 16, 2009
Obama condemns Americans to die needlessly!
I haven't posted since the election, thought I'd give Obama a chance before criticizing him, but his recent decision to eliminate 'harsh' interrogation of terrorists forces me to respond. In essence, what Obama is saying is that he will let Americans die because he doesn't want to make terrorists uncomfortable. It has been documented that the harsh treatment of certain AlQuaeda big shots caused them to reveal several terror operations, some that were close to being implemented, and as a result saved countless lives. That all changes now. Terrorists captured red-handed can laugh at their captors and refuse to cooperate in any way, sitting back and letting their plans unfold and watching innocent people die. Make no mistake, people will die as a result of this decision. People that otherwise might have been saved. In his first big national security test, Obama put himself on the side of the terrorists, which is exactly why I didn't vote for him.
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You thought you'd give Obama a chance???? PuhLeeze!
Many believe America will be safer by taking the high road and modeling behaviors the rest of the world can aspire to and respect; those who oppose us gain support when we appear corrupt and unethical. America has been at its safest and best when it did what was right even in the face of adversity.
Conversely, there is a lengthy history of failure resulting from abandoning our and ideals for expedient solutions. Consider the result in Iran where we deposed a democratically elected government to restore a "friendly" playboy dictator to power. We kept Saddam Hussein in power while he brutalized much of the Iraqi population...in the end it cost us billions of dollars and thousands of American lives to depose Saddam and we are still dealing with the theocratic regime in Iran that came to power due to the corruption and brutality of the Shah.
The argument that failure to sacrifice the constitution and our principles might result in unnecessary loss of life can be countered with the argument that sacrificing the constitution and our principles may also result in unnecessary loss of life. Of the two, I prefer taking the principled approach.
Benjamin Franklin said it best: "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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