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Bush May Pardon America's Spies
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Submitted by James Johns, Dec 12, 2007 11:24

Well, Jeff, I think you made some stuff up. This is not a war of conquest. If it was, Iraq would have been a state in three weeks flat. Second, even if it was a war of conquest, it wouldn't be our first. Third, there is no way you can know that the scenarios Bush used to justify the war are false, because we destroyed Saddam and liberated Iraq. NOBODY knows what would have happened if we didn't go in. To say that they're false is no different than writing an alternate history novel. Also, the President was very likely unaware of many things that happened over the course of his administration. See, he's only one person managing a nation of over 300 million. There's no way he can know everything that goes on in government. As for whether or not he's reshaped the truth, I simply believe that he's not.. There are two sides illustrated in the media, and if you're uneducated, you'll simply pick one.

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If you repeat a lie often enough and long enough, maybe just maybe some people will believe them. Bush and... [MORE]	dancemor	Dec 12, 2007 20:21
All politicians serve for the same reasons. Themselves. If they hold office we need to replace them. If the incoming... [MORE]	Mike	Dec 12, 2007 18:57
All of you people dont seem to understand a single thing. You think that only George Bush has allowed the... [MORE]	Aaron	Dec 12, 2007 18:11
Him, pardoning the spies, is another example of immoral behavior by this man. I hope that we can come up... [MORE]	Mike	Dec 12, 2007 17:30
I am bewildered at how dumb ALL of you are! No thinking whatsoever!!! No reasoning! How can you be so... [MORE]	spotibe	Dec 12, 2007 16:59
What a fool, no wonder, we are in such a mess with alot of people beliefing this crab. First Iraq... [MORE]	Mark1963	Dec 12, 2007 20:33
Commute Michael Vick, just like Scooter Libby. [MORE]	Mannie	Dec 12, 2007 16:27
I sincerely believe that, Bush is going to go down in the history books as the worst president the US... [MORE]	Dave	Dec 12, 2007 16:15
Perhaps our country will benefit from the pardoning of the interrogators. This act would make Bush, once again, look like... [MORE]	Rebecca d.	Dec 12, 2007 14:22
People need to get over this and move on. I say hang them by their toenails if it gets information... [MORE]	Tim	Dec 12, 2007 13:09
I agree - we should have our revenge even if it means torturing innocent people held without charges. That makes... [MORE]	Mzmadad	Dec 12, 2007 17:28
I guess your answer to this is put them up at the Hilton? You can't dunk them in water, you... [MORE]	Tim	Dec 12, 2007 18:10
Bush should pardon everyone ever convicted of gun control laws, civil rights, income tax conspiracy and justice obstruction and purgery... [MORE]	jimandrews	Dec 12, 2007 12:25
Anyone who still thinks that the shrub administration has any other intentions than ending the world as we know it... [MORE]	Ryan	Dec 12, 2007 12:14
The American people have been asleep at the wheel (at least the majority of those who bother to vote) for... [MORE]	Bill	Dec 12, 2007 12:10
The real question to ask Mr. Bush at this time of year is what kind of torture does Jesus endorse? Merry... [MORE]	Patrick	Dec 12, 2007 11:42
I don't understand why impeachment hasn't happened already. We know they stole both elections and they arn't real President and... [MORE]	Mel Smith	Dec 11, 2007 23:59
Amen Brother! It is a shame that those in congress have no balls. [MORE]	j	Dec 12, 2007 11:42
Yes, the time is now to move to impeach. If the Democrats in Congress can not do it, how can... [MORE]	JIM MORRISON	Dec 12, 2007 12:10
We not only have to impeach them, but convict them as well for the crimes they have perpetrated against America... [MORE]	Brian	Dec 12, 2007 12:14
Mel, it all goes back to the fact that the people in Gore's home state, the ones who have been... [MORE]	Citizen	Dec 12, 2007 12:36
Isn't it about time that certain American people realize that Pres Bush and VP Cheney are in the White House... [MORE]	Lorain	Dec 12, 2007 12:40
That is the most over simplification of a complex matter I have ever heard..."stole the election>>"blah blah...you could argue this... [MORE]	Mike	Dec 12, 2007 13:05
These people have no idea what REAL torture is! Ask any Iraqi, (under Saddam) or a Viet Vet. Denying them... [MORE]	unexplored 13	Dec 11, 2007 17:37
How else are we supposed to get information out of suspected terrorists whose sole purpose in life is death. Ask... [MORE]	Joe	Dec 11, 2007 17:20
if a foreign country held an american hostage and tortured them for information, we would be outraged. why then do... [MORE]	richard	Dec 12, 2007 12:11
The problem is that in this country, thank God, there are things called rights. While on the surface your suggestion... [MORE]	Randy	Dec 12, 2007 20:18
For the past six years Bush has lied about everything and anything. He has manipulated evidence and information "cherry picking"... [MORE]	Jeff Canary	Dec 11, 2007 17:20
Well, Jeff, I think you made some stuff up. This is not a war of conquest. If it was, Iraq...	James Johns	Dec 12, 2007 11:24
Jeff Canary you need a history lesson you say that the war on terrorism is the first war for conquest... [MORE]	Matt Sehnert	Dec 12, 2007 11:28
Matt, you need to get some information from some source other than Foxx "Fair and Unbalanced" news and Rush "the... [MORE]	Robert Pate	Dec 12, 2007 17:11
I believe that President Bush should start at one side of the desert and make it a glass parking lot.... [MORE]	Isaac	Dec 11, 2007 16:40
Bush may be considering pardoning certain CIA staff because he knows the White House has its hands full of CIA... [MORE]	Jacque Rivas	Dec 11, 2007 14:44
Ohh yes! .. but the real dilemma with a pardon is that if it makes it seems that you're admitting... [MORE]	Luis	Dec 11, 2007 14:20
Well, I never cared for bush or cheney, since the war and bush vetoing health insuracne bill for childern, he... [MORE]	David S	Dec 12, 2007 13:31
Mr. Malinowski seems to think it is preferable for innocent people to be killed by terrorists, in order to make... [MORE]	Winfred Mann	Dec 11, 2007 07:37
There are certain norms of human conduct that should not be breached by rational human beings. One of these human... [MORE]	Ron Tuttle	Dec 12, 2007 12:50
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator... [MORE]	Brad	Dec 12, 2007 13:10
This war is nonsense. It shouldnt of never started in the first place. I believe him and the vice president... [MORE]	Joe	Dec 12, 2007 13:25
"If you torture, I and many other Americans will be coming after you and put you where you belong; in... [MORE]	Just Joe	Dec 12, 2007 16:54
I agree with you completely. But it depends on your definition of torture. Or what you believe to be torture.... [MORE]	Tim	Dec 12, 2007 18:15
What I fail to understand is if you visit a foreign country, like it or not, you are subject to... [MORE]	Virgil	Dec 12, 2007 20:09