Who Will Certify Bush?

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Bush Will Certify Iraqi Benchmarks?

By BarbinMD

on benchmarks

When House Democrats unveiled their proposed legislation for Iraq yesterday, they said that their plan:

...would require Mr. Bush to certify that the Iraqi government is meeting a series of military, political and economic benchmarks. If Mr. Bush cannot verify any progress in Iraq, the legislation calls for the majority of all combat troops to be removed beginning July of this year and completed by Dec. 31.

But they didn't mention if he had to tell the truth.  Three days ago, during a speech to the American Legion, Bush said:

Yet even at this early hour, there are some encouraging signs: The Iraqi government has completed the deployment of three additional Iraqi Army brigades to the capital. They said they were going to employ three brigades, and they did.

But yesterday National Security Advisor Steve Hadley said:

I think the important thing to remember is we've talked about some encouraging signs. We're at the early stages of the rollout of the Baghdad security plan. The additional Iraqi forces are nearing the completion of showing up...The Iraqis seem to be showing up and stepping up.

Perhaps House Democrats should ask, who is going to certify the certifier?    

 

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Should Gitmo Be Closed?

    Al Jazeera posed the question to it's readers asking if Guantanamo should be closed. Some of the answers follow.

Protesters across the world have called on the US government to close the US military prison camp in Guantanamo Bay five years after it received its first prisoners. Should Guantanamo be closed?

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Added: Friday, 09 March 2007

As far as Im concerned America has lost face in this world , America cannot be trusted anymore ever, We should all boycot american goods as I have been doing since day one of the Iraq war, Money talks rubbish walks

Corpus Mentis Teuchter, Elgin, United Kingdom

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Added: Friday, 09 March 2007

The detainees should either be tried or released, the witch hunt that American forces, with their corrupt allies, makes a mockery of international law. I could have been a tourist, and been admiring the view from one of the twin towers on the day 911 happend, if my life had zagged instead of zigged so I have no sympathy for the terrorists, but didn't they come from Saudi Arabia?

Free_Sami al-Hajj, Buxton, United Kingdom

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Added: Thursday, 08 March 2007

Abu Ghraib etc proved many innocents are tortured. Before endorsing torture i'd like to be sure of guilt and its effectiveness. No one with half a brain would trust these incompetent neomorons to feed a cat much less decide guilt or effectiveness. Their track record isn't so good on anything. No sane country or person would follow Bush anywhere after he sat shell shocked for 7 mins on 9/11. It now must be extremely embarassing to have believed him on wmds - or anything else, much less voted for him. The Dixie Chicks were wrong. It's way more embarrassing to be from the same country as Bush, not just Texas.teresa usa

Teresa, , USA

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Added: Wednesday, 07 March 2007

Look, Those who rush to Afghanistan to provide moral and material support to the Taliban after 11/9 from all over the world, will get arrested in Afghanistan road blocks and end up in Guantanamo camp...Guantanamo inmates have 'Business Class' treatment... they should get 'No Class' treatment...

Alan, Shanghai, China

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Added: Tuesday, 06 March 2007

What kind of sick people will go on riots because they cannot get into university? (in Malaysia). What kind of sick insurgents will kidnap school children? (in Beslan). What type of sick man will blow himself up to kill innocent public? (in Iraq). What kind of sick organisation will bomb and kill MacDonalds customers? (in China). What kind of jihadist will kill a monk? (in Thailand). We know what is terrorist, and we deal with it effectively in a China version of Guantanamo, no photos, no media coverage, just prison cell in the remote areas.

Alan, Shanghai, China

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Added: Sunday, 04 March 2007

Jane-what happed to Habeus corpus? It’s under Gitmo w our constitution-accountability-human rights; all really need to be immediately sprung! Teresa fl, USA.

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Teresa, , USA

Added: Friday, 02 March 2007

Yes, it's a disgrace and an affront to human dignity, but since when did the USA care about such things ?

1984, Gloucester, United Kingdom

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