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Here you will find my opinions about the application of political principles to the news of the day. My perspective is clearly from the conservative point of view. This is a place to express my concerns, passions, irritations, and commentary as they apply to the current political issues of the day. Political is defined loosely in this blog. There may be posts that are not strictly political, such as movie reviews, medical topics, religious commentary and thoughts on history. I hope interest will be generated by blending my thoughts with current events. I anticipate that there will be honest disagreement. I encourage feedback to my posts with the goal of achieving clarity of disagreement. I will strive to keep the conversation polite and respectful, while avoiding political correctness and maintaining tension to keep things exciting. Hopefully, friends and family will enjoy frequenting the arena for a little intellectual stimulation and good ol' fashioned debate.
President Obama has made
two significant policy changes during the past week. He has decided not to release pictures of detained terrorists being "abused" and will revive the much maligned military commissions to prosecute selected terrorists being held in Guantanamo Bay. This comes in addition to
Obama's Afghanistan surge of 21,000 more troops. Currently,
about 134,000 US troops remain in Iraq as well.
It appears that President Obama is learning on the job. He is finding out that decisions are not so easy when you are the president. It's easy to rip a sitting president when you are campaigning for the job, but it's not so black and white when you get the job. I praise him for these changes.
Even though there is no longer a "war on terror", he is showing good judgment about what has to be done to win the war on terror. Don't be surprised if Obama back pedals on his promise to close the Guantanamo prison as well.
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