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January 6, 2005

Confirmation fun

Well, unless you're living under a rock, you probably know that Gonzales is being confirmed today. I say "confirmed" because I'm sure he'll go forward. There's really no reason to block his appointment.

WAIT A MINUTE? Isn't he that guy that said the Geneva Convention was outdated and quaint. Didn't that lead to torture and beheadings and burning in oil of those Iraqi prisoners at Abu Grahib???

Ok, that's my moonbat alterego popping up, but it's just rehashing the cries of the ABB crowd that will oppose anything and everything in the Presidents administration.

So let's take some time and look at the situation.

The Geneva Convention is a TREATY. Signed by multiple parties. Al-Queda has not signed this treaty, will not sign this treaty and will not agree to this treaty. The primary purpose of the Geneva Convention is to prevent attacks upon CIVILIANS. Al-Queda targets civilians specifically. That's their stock and trade.

Here's what people are upset about --

". . . the new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of it's provisions requiring that captured enemy be afforded such things as commissary priviledges, scrip (i.e. advances of monthly pay), atheletic uniforms, and scientific instruments."

So? Hmmm. That's what people are upset about???? I thought I'd get some good writing time out of that, but, um. Yeah, that all makes sense to me. I would have to say yes, we can question them, and no, we don't need to get them scrip, soccer cleats and microscopes.

Welcome to the Attorney General's Chair Mr. Alberto Gonzales. Hopefully your time will be more pleasurable that Ashcroft's.

--Jason

Posted by JasonColeman at January 6, 2005 11:32 AM