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So, we've heard for the last few months about how horrible the George W. Bush presidency has been, and how Barack Obama is going to change all our lives almost immediately.
Last week, Obama was sworn into office (not without some minor issues), and my life is still the same as it was months ago. In fact, there isn't a single thing that has changed as a result of the Obama inauguration. He has had zero impact on my life (so far).
I'm sure the Obama supporters are still promising the world, but they seem to be WAY overselling him. It's almost to the point where it's become idol worship, and Obama will not do any wrong.
Obama has signed some documents starting the shutdown of the Guantanamo Bay prison, thereby releasing many potentially dangerous militant Islamo-Fascists.
I read a story the other day about a musician who had said he felt safer today, now that Obama has signed a order to start working to close Guantanamo Bay prison. I also read another story where the congressman from Pennsylvania said he would welcome the prisoners from Guantanamo into his district (although they only have a minimum security prison in his district).
Now, I'll grant that possibly not every prisoner at Guantanamo Bay is a terrorist, but they also are not randomly picked individuals. They may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that doesn't mean they are completely innocent either.
There are many other countries who are singing the praises of Obama, and saying how much happier they are with him (instead of Bush). Well, need I remind you that this country was built by those who were sick and tired of the rest of the world. Our job has never been to conform to what the rest want, and we certainly aren't interested in pleasing France!!
I sit here and wonder exactly how we are going to be safer, by taking a significantly weaker stance on those who simply want us dead. Terrorists will not be reasoned with, and they have zero regard for innocent civilians. In fact, they use them as primary targets (something the USA avoids). The terrorists will say and do whatever is best to get them closer to their ultimate goal, which would be the complete destruction of the Western Civilization. Obama appears to be opening the door wide open for these radicals. Obama seems to think logic and reasoning will get through to them. I'm not sure he's aware of who he'd dealing with.
Terrorists are known to not have any allegiance to a specific country, and also do not have any ties to a specific government. They operate in the shadows, and they frequently wear masks or coverings. To attempt to use standard military tactics against a cowardly masked guerilla force, simply leads to failure.
Please note, I am not taking any racist stance against a particular color or gender. I also have zero problem with those who have a primary interest of peace, and individual freedom (without harming your fellow man). However, when you base your eternal reward on how many human lives you can take, peace is no longer your true goal.
Our world is not full of terrorists, and our daily lives should not be spent worrying about this. However, we also cannot ignore that there are many out there who have no desire to "negotiate" or be diplomatic.
George W. Bush started his first term with one of the worst attacks on American soil. There were many issues that lead up the accomplishment of that task, not the least of all being a previous administration being soft on terrorism. Bush radically changed direction, and the USA has not seen another similar attack in over 8 years (something most didn't think was possible).
Granted, not every prisoner at Guantanamo will promptly start planning an attack on the USA, but it didn't take many to execute the 9/11 attacks (less than 20).
Do we really want to start randomly releasing terrorists prisoners, simply because liberals think we need to "reason" with them and they will be nice to us? Personally, I'd rather we review each prisoner carefully, before we start sending them away. We also need to make sure they are all on a list and not allowed into the USA for any reason.
My bottom line has always been that I'd rather keep the war off USA soil, and that means it will happen elsewhere. It may not make the rest of the world happy, and that's just fine with me.
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