Comments on: Backwater II

By: Advokaat

Advokaat — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:01:19 +0000

Even if he did it for the wrong reasons, it was the right thing to do.

But, I am suspicious about his motives and only time will tell.

Let’s hope he’s growing into the job. We can all criticize because it’s a free country, but we all have to live with the consequences of his policies.

I don’t agree with many of his viewpoints or policies, but I hope he succeeds for the benefit of all.

By: hajo-hi

hajo-hi — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:52:57 +0000

http://www.newsun.com/TheBear.html

The only reason to release the photos I could think of is: In case a detainee sues for compensation photos regarding his case should be available for court use only. As the United States would the accused and the witness at the same time, it’s a case for another fable.

By: XBradTC

XBradTC — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:42:06 +0000

I’m afraid that I can’t quite jump on the praise bandwagon. Like many of Obama’s contradictory statements, the first iteration (release the photos) gets the attention and the praise, while the walkback (uh, not so fast on the FOIA) is largely ignored by the media and the public.

He gets the credit for the first round, but the blame for the second never seems to materialize…

By: STEVEC

STEVEC — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:15:04 +0000

There should never have been any issue on this. What positives could possibly come from publishing photos that shed no new light on this tiny little affair that was blown WAY out of proportion the first time around? Answer: None, Nada, Zip. So, with all the political capital The One has at present, why not just cap it with an Executive Order, declare what he now has, then move on? The ’storm’ of protest would be relatively quiet, limited in scope, and would end quickly (as if any of the lefties really want to cause a stink for their guy).

They mismanaged this thing which got it more play than it should have gotten. Finally a good decision, or at least a better result than would have been the case. But it bears watching.

By: NaCly Dog

NaCly Dog — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:59:00 +0000

CIA, not NSA. NSA are the good guys with the good intel. I wish the CIA was a cover story for a real intelligence organization.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:54:51 +0000

guy/

You’re probably not far wrong….which makes Curtiss pretty right about the deep-six option–except Obama won’t be the one to do THAT, rest assured.