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Sunday, June 19, 2005

A Flawed Defense

Truth and Consequences
"There is a growing pattern in the responses to the revelations of bad acts committed by the Bush administration in its execution of the war. Specifically, the controversies surrounding Guantonimo Bay and The Downing Street Memo are being disputed, not with the argument that the allegations aren't true, but that the publicity surrounding those controveries will simply encourage the enemies of the United States.

The logic goes like this: Talk about something bad that the U.S. has done. Enemies of the U.S. use those stories as grounds for attacking the U.S. and encouraging recruitment. The threat to the U.S. grows. Therefore, talking publicly about these controversies does nothing but increase the threat to the U.S. Furthermore, those who talk about these controversies are so desirous to embarrass the Bush administration that they aren't concerned about the threat posed by these public revelations...

It isn't the revelations of torture and war mongering that are endangering the United States. It is the acts of torture and war mongering that are endangering the United States. It is the approval of acts of torture and war mongering that are endangering the United States. Responsibility for the consequences of an act comes from committing the act, not the revelation of the act..."
|| JM, 11:25 PM

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