Isn't it our duty as Americans, to question our leaders motives in Govt? Specifically, the events since 9/11?

Question

9/11 happens, our Govt tells us who did it. We go into Afghanistan to find them, decide that we need to invade Iraq instead, because they need to have democracy. Next, the Administration opens secret prisons (to torture?) the terrorists. Now Bush wants Congress to rewrite Art 3 of the Geneva Convention, as if we even have the right to do that. What's wrong with this picture?

He didn't need Congressional authority to open secret prisons, until the Supreme Court ruled he must follow international law & abide by the Geneva Convention. He didn't need American citizens permission, to use our tax money to open & run the prisons. But he needs Congress to define what torture is? Could he be afraid of being brought up on charges for war crimes in the international community?

Answer 1

Everyone should question their leaders motives, all the time.
It is only by questioning things that we learn.
If we question motives and find them to be valid, the we are more supportive of our leaders.
If we question motives and find them invalid, regularly, then we must make serious efforts to change our leaders.
There are so many questions about the motives of the Bush family, many of them answered demonstrating, immoral, irrational or corrupt motives that I fail to understand why they are still involved in governemnt, instead of being tortured in Guantamo, which they appear to believe is a valid method of finding the truth.

Answer 2

Are you a conspiracy theorist? Terrorists are not covered by the Geneva conventions and can be legally shot on sight. (They don't wear uniforms nor represent any country.) But Bush would never do that. He's getting dumped on anyway. Is it torture to play the Red Hot Chili Peppers to terrorists? If so, for how long? When does it become torture? What if Mohammed, or whomever, can't STAND the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Is ten minutes of it torture then? Do YOU have the answers, genius?

Answer 3

Those who think that the calls for an investigation into the Bush administrations handling of everything since he became president?? are not justified look at the record your self.
FR CHUCK. IF YOUR A PRIEST . Do you think your qualified to decide weather there is a conspiracy or not ? How much have you investigated. You are stating opinion when you automatically dismiss it as false . I think Bush has lied and been caught in lies(weapons of mass destruction ) enough to at least question weather he was involved, and not just dismiss it as Paranoia. How do you know he isn't evil ? Cause he says he believes in God ? That's good enough I guess. You don't need proof that's what faith is all about.

Answer 4

we need to look and watch our leaders, but also have to be serious enough not to beleive the rummors and false charges of the 911 hoax people.

And of course we have had secret prisons for decades, just now do people not like them, we have had military tribunials 100's of times in the past, now Bush is not allowed to, we have mistreated people to get confessions in war.

And yes, since people today are calling putting underwear on thier heads, or having a dog bark at them, or having them stand naked as torture, it has to be defined, since by the new rules, all of Amerian college greek groups will have to be arrested for torture this year, as they bring in new members, since they do worst to thier members than we were to prisoners.

He is trying to do what the liberals are asking and then he gets condemned when he does ask for it to be defined.

America was better under Climton, or Carter or the other Bush when it all still happened but no one cared.

Answer 5

If we disagree with our leaders' actions and motives, then we have a right and a duty to speak up. The GOP would have us believe that questioning Bush's actions against terrorists is treason, providing aid and comfort to the enemy, working against our troops.

I think it is a much greater treason to send troops into combat, getting hundreds of them killed, on pretenses that you KNEW were false at the time.

Answer 6

Of course - we ARE the government.

Questioning our leaders is paramount if we are to remain a free nation,

However, when this questioning crosses the line between honest dialog and what amounts to sympathy and support for the Islamic terrorists - it's no longer acceptable.

You cannot possibly support our troops with constant anti-war rhetoric, It will only embolden the terrorists and they will continue their tactics of murder and maiming innocent people. If they think we are not committed, it tells them clearly that their tactics will sooner or later lead them to victory. They don't deserve any type of victory for their actions. They are thugs and murderers, simple as that.

Answer 7

There's plenty to ask about. Why NORAD was forced to stand down. Why Bush sat there reading "My Pet Goat". Why there's a big hole in the ground at Ground Zero five years later. Why a gay hooker visited the Bush White House 196 times.

But Bush's legions of sister-marrying mulleted trailer trash rejected Christ for Bush, and think anything but blind devotion to him is treason.

Answer 8

The very fact that all the records of BOTH Bush administrations are sealed should tell you something. These idiots are our employees. We need to hold them accountable.
I just bet some of the responses you get will accuse of you aiding terrorists. Yes hold this fool and his administration accountable.

Answer 9

It is your duty to question. The fact that people used to question made you a great nation. Now that so few of you, relatively, are questioning, could mean that you used to be a great nation but may not be any more.

Answer 10

How dare you question or Commander and Chief ____ in a time when dogs are being fitted with bullet proof outfits for much dollars to protect you from terrorist.