Ben Wetmore

On Closing Gitmo

So the GOP told us that to close Gitmo would just put terrorists back out in the field. Looks like they were right. The strange desire to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay stems, it seems, from a very misplaced notion to always embrace one's attackers. It's the basis of a certain left-wing desire to have pure tolerance, and even hidden admiration for, those who hate the West. The left (said as though this amorphous blob of intellectual thought is a coherent, consistent organism) may presume that this will then result in more terrorists being given a nice show trial like they watch on Law and Order. But in reality this will likely mean that a 'no-prisoners' policy will be in effect on the battlefield, a significantly worse outcome.

Labels: foreign policy, leftists, military, obama, policy

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An example of Republican timidity

The California FA-18 crash that killed a family should be met with questions as to why FA-18's and defense spending hasn't updated these planes so that they aren't safety hazards. Democrats only love cutting defense spending, and that's put our nation's airforce flying outdated planes, putting the risk of failures like the one in California. That's how the Democrats would play it out, and surely no Republican will fight politics as though they're inclined to win.

Labels: ideas, military, politics, Republicans

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