Steve said:
The statement acknowledged weakness in the Iraqi government, but also credited it with trying to address a problem
Maybe it takes awhile for a person to learn that the way it has been for thier entire life is not acceptable now......but at least the Current Iraqi Goverment is "
"trying to address the problem"". And not continueing to dig more Saddam style Mass Graves...
Most every day in Iraq, they find several bound, murdered, Iraqis. That they aren't in a "mass" grave doesn't make much difference. That the Shiites killed them instead of Saddam doesn't make much difference. That the milita of a particular religious faction killed them doesn't make much difference. More people are dying every day in Iraq than died during the time Saddam was in power. That's a fact. So who's the mass murderer here, Bush or Saddam?
"We are working with the Iraqi government to provide advice and technical assistance" to correct the prison situation, the U.S. spokesman said.
And with our help they will learn to treat each other (including those captured detainees that wish to kill them) better....[/quote]
Yes, we're working with them. How long will we "work" with them. And what happens when we leave (and we are coming out)? There are hundreds of prisons in Iraq, mostly run by Shiites. We know they are torturing, starving, and abusing prisoners. We can't be everywhere. Donald Rumsfeld even said it wasn't our responsibility to stop the abuse! Thank goodness Gen Pace corrected him in that matter!
(I would even find it hard to be compassionate to a terrorist) but because you love them is seems easier for you?.......
Well, I am a good Christian. And as an American, I believe in innocent until proven guilty.
The U.S. military said Sunday it would not hand over detention facilities or individual detainees to Iraqi officials until they have demonstrated higher standards of care.
And until they get better we will continue to guide them through the process......[/quote]
For how long, Steve? The patience of the American people is running out. The Republicans running for re-election in '06 are starting to get nervous. Our Federal deficit is at record highs; gasoline prices continue to drag on the economy. Thousands of Americans still live in tents on the Gulf Coast while Bush is subsdizing gasoline prices for the Iraqis. Several Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, are backing stem cell research, in spite of Bush's threat to veto. Enough Republicans stood against drilling in the ANWAR to get it removed from the spending bill. And some Conservative groups are saying Bush went too far with his warrantless wiretapping. Tom DeLay is in court. The House is shut down until Jan 23rd because leadership is afraid members will ask for a new election of leaders. Abramhoff is going to tell which politicians took money for what favors. Fitzgerald is still investigating the Valarie Plame outing. And there's still the Scooter Libby trial to grab headlines.