Tag: osama bin laden

While I was hoping for a complete reversal of the disastrous Bush administration, the summary of the Obama administration is simple: America, change takes time.

Republican candidates at the foreign policy debate on Saturday were asked to share their views on torture. This question segued into their views on waterboarding. Both Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain said that if elected, they would return to the practice of waterboarding as an interrogation technique.

It has taken more than two-and-a-half years for the commission investigating the intelligence failures preceding Sept. 11 to adjourn.

After passage of the USA Patriot Act by Congress on Oct. 24, 2001, many Americans felt the fear of diminishing civil liberties in response to President George W. Bush's crusade against terrorism. Now, his administration has drafted the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, which further infringes upon Americans' civil liberties in the name of national security.

Whoever said that men start wars was almost right. The main thing nowadays that starts wars is oil -- black gold. Men just help it along.

It has been nearly six months since the tragedies of Sept. 11. And apparently, with the way the nation as a whole is acting, America is finally moving on.