Originally posted by Voodoobillyman
I find the Patriot act to be a double edged sword. It is definitely the precurser to a 1984 kind of society, and if abused is definitely the scariest
shit this country has ever faced. On the other hand I do agree, to a certain degree, with what the President is saying about the narrowing of the gap
in reaction times. The more we know and the sooner we know it the more prepared we are for defense in a terrorist attack. It is no secret that there
are sleeper cells in this country who are in communication with global networks and are buying time and planning the next attack. Our countries
intelligence communities ability to moniter these cells and their communications is imperative in stopping the killing of civilians in this country.
Thats what gets me about terrorism, they claim to be freedom fighters and battling oppresion blah, blah, blah..........and then because military
targets are too "hard" they choose soft targets like buildings loaded with innocent men, women and children. This "war on terrorism" has certainly
divided the country into those who believe we are doing the right thing by taking the fight to their lands, and then those who believe we are wrong
and should change our policies in the mid east and take an isolationist stance. Do you think if we did this we would be safe from the kinds of attacks
we experienced in 2001? Personally, I do not. It's easy for people to say it's all about the oil, I am not blind, I know who the GOP is in bed with,
the ties between the Bush family and big oil companies is no secret. I do not believe our soldiers are in the mid east dying for oil, it is more
fundamental than that, oil is just the flavor of the day and when it runs out, the flavor will change. The military is over there to show that this
country will not stand by and let thousands die without reprocussions. Iraq was the wrong target, we all know that too, and that wasnt about oil
either, it was about little Bush proving something to big Bush in my humble opinion. You didnt finish the job dad, so I will. Afghanistan is where we
should have concentrated our efforts, we went in strong and then kind of just stopped and focused elsewhere. If we do catch Osama Bin Laden, it wont
end Al Queda, but to think it would not be detrimental to their cause is foolish. They hold him up as the highest of almighty martyrs and he is a
legend to them. He was able to strike the heart of the zionists and then dissapear into the shadows of the mountains of Afghanistan. If we catch or
kill him and show it to his brothers in arms, they may face there own mortality a little more. It's important to show the world that he is just a man
and bleeds the same color as the rest of us. Sorry about the tangent, i always get into one with these subjects, and I know not everyone will agree
with me. The Patriot act has benefits, but humans cannot wield that much power without corrupting it. |