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Why would we need congress, are they not the very same people who voted to enact the small law called the PATRIOT act so they would never again have stand up and defend the constitution again.

The fact is that both of the major party candidates have said nothing about restoring our constitutional rights.

and where’s congress? don’t they have a roll in how war will be waged, when and if it is needed? i’d like an explanation of how they see their role. we need a truth and reconciation process once these assholes are out of office! i don’t see any other way to clear out all the crap the assholes left behind!

Robert Woodward explained the Bush Doctrine in two words: “They’re assholes!”  Yeah. That’s how Bush himself described the difficult and complex situation of our relations (or non-relations) with Iran.

“They’re assholes” : They didn’t follow his script and idiotology but instead pursued what they perceive as their best interests.

“They’re assholes!”: When we went after Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, Iran offered to help because they hate them even more than we do. But Bush stupidly rejected that opportunity.

“They’re assholes!”—No, George.  You’re the asshole and you surrounded yourself with incompetent assholes just like you.

That’s the “Bush Doctrine”

If you are worried about king Georges doctrines for the military domination of other countries you should want to follow the adventures of the 3rd infantry’s combat brigades now on assignment right here in the good old U.S. A..

The Bush Doctrine of preemptive aggression reminds me a little of the movie, “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”  Bush of course is not Klaatu, but more or less takes on the role of Gort, one of the army of robots assigned to protect the galaxy and beyond from dictators and war bent planets.

By Leefeller, October 15 at 7:10 am
•  “We need to change their name to “Department Of Offense”.”

Leefeller, I already did this 6 years ago. I’m glad you agree though.

Now, I’m not 100% certain that I understand what Dwight is saying here…

By Dwight, October 15 at 1:46 am
(Unregistered commenter)

“Long-term innovative approaches to counter al-Qaida’s rejection of state sovereignty, violation of borders, and attempts to deny self-determination and human dignity.” Which regrettably reject state sovereignty, violate borders, and deny self-dtermination and human dignity. “

HOWEVER, I’m going to give it the benefit of the positive doubt, by saying that I agree. I THINK he may be saying exactly what I hope he is saying, which is that the Bush Doctrine has CONSITENTLY REJECTED state sovereignty, VIOLATED borders, and DENIED self-determination, and DISRESPECTED human dignity. In short, the Bush Doctrine has violated every aspect of the laws of the land, and of humanity.

It isn’t al-Qaeda that has done these things, because al-Qaeda is like the Wizard of Oz..the illusion behind the curtain. It is only the ILLUSION of al-Qaeda that has brought the US to its knees, by exposing us for the frauds that we are. Take away the weapons, and we’re….toast. Couldn’t fight a FAIR battle if our lives depended on it….and our lives *have* depended on it.

Nope, al-Qaeda didn’t reject state sovereignty, or deny self-determination, or fail to recognize human dignity. They’ve only REACTED to far too many decades of US perpetrating those gross violations against the rest of the world. The Bush Doctrine is the most recent example.

The oppressor/aggressor eventually has to pay up, and payback is always a bitch. How embarrassing is it that a non-existent ‘enemy/army’ has exposed us for the bullies that we are?

Warning Ranting below:

“...promoting freedom, justice and human dignity…”  Maybe they get their brainstorm ideas from the superman movies, even morons can do better than this, their madness reminds me of cornered rats,though not possible, for rats have a larger degree of intellect.

Carry a big stick, yeah a flag pole up their collective arses.  A steady hand on the tiller, yep,  crash McCain a hero maverick in his mind only and the mindless morons who froth at his rallies. Steady as she goes McCain. 

Congress needs to be called on it’s opportunist ways, sleeping with lobbies physically and literally. Lobbyist’s scurry the golden halls of Congress like rats at a New York Taco Bell, promoting public agendas, no not quite; corporate rights ruled by the Highest courts of this land, to be equal to individuals rights.  Instead, money talks, lobbyists have undue influence with their representatives, in fact they probably suggest the laws, not that cannot be? They supersede the slob on the street?

Tao Walker is correct they are desperate, Bush has gambled his next to last gasp, these gamblers with our nation promote nothing for the people, even the media seems to be catching on or not manipulated as much,  sure propaganda exists, but truth seems more and more to be catching up, for Bush the next created tragedy on his watch, which may be the load that breaks the weasels back. Will marshal law be his final move? Bush must complete the last chapter of his Legacy as a classic Imbecile without proving us wrong.

Commenters here have certainly pegged the policy document in-question for the lethally toxic “hair-of-the-dog” that it is.  The U.S. establishment’s learning curve is obviously nosediving right along with all the other “indicators” of institutional integrity here.

That other peoples around the world have already positioned themselves to respond to this threat of naked aggression primarily in ways not at all susceptible to armed force (their firm grip on the U.S financial “rug,” f’r instance), should alert at least theamericanpeople, if not their evidently unteachable “policy makers,” to the urgent need to find more sensible ways to engage their neighbors….in whatever mutual endeavors drastically-changing living conditions demand of domesticated humans en masse.

As usual, the spoiled brats in the american (and “global”) plutoligarchy are telling their subject/citizens, in effect:  Give us our way or we’ll destroy your lives!”  This is only a monstrous bluff, Sisters and Brothers, but you’ll have to call it to find that out for yourownselves.

They’re betting you all blink….and this idiotic declaration of “preemptive” war on the world is only their last-resort move to go “all-in.”  So, who’s gonna call?

HokaHey

President Obama:
Gates gotta go!
One of the collossal blunders of the Bush regime (and there are SO many!) was letting Rumsfeld and Cheney make Defense a leading agent of foreign policy. No sane policy would EVER give Def precedence over State, especially when there was someone as capable as Colin Powell at State.  Yet that is EXACTLY what they did.

Talk about the tail wagging the dog!  Defense must ALWAYS be an arm of State, not the other way around.  What is Defense doing defining a world political strategy? It’s time the generals and admirals over there learn what their job is and stick to it!  That’s the military defense of the United States!  What’s wrong with that? It’s an honorable occupation!

Gates’s statement is pure and utter crap. I hope Obama is surrounding himself with ex-generals and ex-admirals driven out by Bush&Co;who can help him ID the politicos and replace them with the competent.  And the Air Force is REALLY going to need a serious purging—like a HUGE dose of salts to get rid of all the religious shit putting our nation at risk.

“...promoting freedom, justice and human dignity…” my foot. 

“The global commons (space, international waters, aerospace and cyberspace) must be secured and with them access to world markets AND RESOURCES…”  Written by a true capitalist who only neglected to mention ‘and access to cheap labor.’

I suspect this latest out of DoD was written before the unveiling for all the world to see of Wall Street’s incompetence, skulduggery, mendacity and just plain ineptness. 

America’s standing in the world as the brilliant promoter and purveyor of capitalism-for-all has definitely taken a nose dive.  Not only is the world no longer fooled by our ‘democracy’ schtick, it now knows American capitalism is seriously flawed and even letting it in the front door puts one’s economy in great jeopardy.

The U.S. ruling class has a hard time accepting that foreign countries have a right to control their own resources and economies.

We need to change their name to “Department Of Offense”.

“it foresees a “Long War” of “promoting freedom, justice and human dignity by working to end tyranny, promote effective democracies and extend prosperity; and confronting the challenges of our time by leading a growing community of democracies.”
Everywhere except in Amerika, here we have NorCom willing and able to quell unrest of Amerikan citizens at a instant order of the commander-in- chief. To hell with the constitution and the mandates of governors. The supreme commander and DoD administrator has the military might to fire bullets against us citizens, remember it happened before under a repug leadership. I wonder if school text books of history still covers this black piece of our history? McCain might advocate, like Hoover, a chicken for every pot, a car in every garage and a bullet for every resistor..

“promoting freedom, justice and human dignity by working to end tyranny, promote effective democracies and extend prosperity; and confronting the challenges of our time by leading a growing community of democracies.”

Government writers are better than any other writers at using a lot of words to say nothing. Come on, what does “extend prosperity” mean?

In any case, the Pentagon (Department of War) is obviously intent on continuing the American Empire project…and that’s no big surprise. Now, if they can figure out how to actually be proficient at it.

U.S. imperialism runs into the same problem over and over again:  The natives are hostile.