Again, the very foundation that made United States of America a great nation is being challenged – American values.
Video: The president explains his position shutting down Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)
Listen, we all can agree that solving the Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) situation is not an easy task. As a matter of fact, it is a rather daunting and arduous task, that while trying to solve without seeking the face of God, will only lead to catastrophe and possibly a grave National Security threat. This is truly burdensome. This is why wisdom is desperately needed.
You know, it is said that, if you want to see the true measure of a man back him into a corner, take him out of his comfort zone, challenge his civil liberties, and threaten the security of his family (dear I say his nation), and then you will see his true character.
Since 9-11 many attempts has been made to figure out how to prevent this type of atrocity from taking place on American soil again. It first started with the so called “Weapons of Mass Destruction” or the lack thereof as was evident by the lack of discovery of these WMD’s. However, due to the zeal of men and the desire of making someone pay for our misery and for taking the precious lives of our fellowmen and women in the 9-11 attacks, we needed someone to answer for all of this.
The rule of law states that, you are innocent until proven guilty. Maybe this only applies to those who are not considered terrorists. Listen, I am not a human rights activist, but a ‘do what is right, in righteousness – activist’. I say that this is a double standard. I don’t think one should compromised their core values in order to feel some sense of satisfaction of the achievement of vengeance. Yes, I believe that you should defend yourself from the vulnerability of an offense being repeated and put preventative measures in place to cut off evil as the one that took place on 9-11 from happening again. Also I believe that the offender of the law should be brought to justice and answer for his actions, and be reward the full measure of the law.
However, we must not devoid our personal moral standards, the moral standard of the nation, to gain gratification and to be looked upon as a hero. We must not compromise on this. Read More…
rebuild Iraq [of which the U.S. has already contributed $48 Billion], can this country stand once again amidst all the corruption? The country has the third largest oil reserves in the world, its value is tremendous to the middle east region and the world.
