... Like he dicides if you and you'r family lived. If he said: 'Oh I dont like the Smith family go kill them.' Then you would be dead! He has everything in his hands! ...
Unfortunately, animallover45 is pretty close to the truth. The govt can throw any old person in Guantanamo Bay and claim they have "terrorist connections" and whatnot. According to the dictator prez himself, Guantanamo is the "legal equivalent of outer space," meaning they can pretty much do whatever they want there; even torture. Our rights as Americans are incredibly limited by the patriot act and the like. The Habeus Corpeus is gone. No more appealling if you are unlawfully detained. The government's fist is clamping tighter and tighter around us. There is a sort of survalliance system in effect now - think back to the wiretappings. Anyone can be thrown onto a terrorist watch list, even for something as trivial as protesting the war.
As if that weren't enough, the Iraq war is a total waste of valueable resources. It's an unwinnable conflict - the fascist regime that leads our country is always preaching about how we need to "win the war." How can you win a war when there is no actual goal? What is the objective? Where are the terrorists? Why are we wasting time there? Iraq posed no threat. It's a ridiculous squandering of lives and money. And so what do we do? Throw more troops over there. That's the ticket!
People die every day, and for what? Sure, Saddam wasn't the most charming fellow, but it wasn't our business to go barging in and get rid of him. What did we gain? Nothing. Frankly, the Iraqis haven't gained much either, considering their country is now a smush pot of an infrastructureless government and conflict.
Hey, remember that guy Osama who actually attacked us? Whatever happened to him? Ah, who cares; it's Iraq we should worry about, right? Right...?
I suppose America may be a nice place to live in. It probably was pretty nice in the past. Sure, we do still have most of our rights, and truthfully enough, we as Americans have grown so used to free speech and other such rights, we may be able to come together and overthrow the evil that presides over our nation if they start getting so oppressive even the fools who still like him take notice. The tide is turning and I doubt another Republican will be put into office in '08. The dems have control over the house and senate again, which is better than what it was. Anyone is better than the current prez, though.
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