tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post112719163878427508..comments2023-12-30T23:02:57.931-08:00Comments on Deep Thought: Total contempt for our own puppet governmentEli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1127281717257487782005-09-20T22:48:00.000-07:002005-09-20T22:48:00.000-07:00We started a civil war in Iraq because this admini...We started a civil war in Iraq because this administration couldn't tell the difference between Pashtuns, Persians, Arabs, Turkomen, and the men who attacked us.<BR/><BR/>The failure of a foreign policy based on regime change is equal only to the failure of an admistration that browers from our children to reward its friends.dorsanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360076073314764844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1127253064082142332005-09-20T14:51:00.000-07:002005-09-20T14:51:00.000-07:00Be that as it may, they did attack the prison. Als...Be that as it may, they did attack the prison. Also, today there have been more indicents of back and forth down there between the British and the local populace (keep in mind that Basra is supposedly the peaceful part of the country).<BR/><BR/>As to letting the Iraqi government try them and accepting the verdict, that is unlikely to happen because 1) we have already shown (the other incident I referred to) that we won't accept a verdict we don't like, and as our coalition partners it is unlikely the British would do the same, and 2) that would set a precedent which would be a radical departure from the Bush doctrine of not allowing American military to stand trial in foreign courts (and if it is the British today, then eventually it would be American troops). In fact, I <I>somewhat</I> support the Bush doctrine on this-- I don't support it if we are talking about a reputable foreign court (like in the Hague) but I would not feel comfortable with an American soldier standing trial in, as would be the case in Iraq, an Islamic court (i.e. if he is found guilty of theft, then they can cut off his hand? I have a problem with that).Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.com