[Levante]

Thanks for posting this article. A real eye-opener.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

CC2CO
These people who lead from the rear not from the front.
They think it is better to get soldiers killed then to scare a terrorist.

[Tired_of_the_Lies]

I don't think this is simply political correctness run amok. This is informational or pschological warfare and should be treated as such.

[The Westerner]

A friend of mine recently gave a talk on the morality of war to West Point staff. It is very disappointing to hear how non-militaristic these staff are in their views of fighting war. To put it another way, no Patton could give a speech to his Third Army in today's culture. He would be villified. When war was about killing in order to avoid being killed, it was simple. These days, such as in Iraq, the boys were given orders to avoid civilian casualites at all costs. This is no way to unleash the guns of war.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Lawyer, or cowboy? A little of both is required. It is a complex subject. The President directs our military and diplomatic actions on advice fed to him by international law experts along with his slew of other experts.

Where do you draw the line and when? And who can make exceptions? There seems to be a definite disconnect between all of these factors.

We don't want to be "international law breakers", because that implies moral authority for any other country (or entity) to act accordingly, right?

I can't imagine Clinton as a cowboy, no matter how hard I try. (He keeps riding away in a limosine...) George W. Bush must be both to stop the madness.

[cavtrooper21]

Here we go again..
I'm worn out.

[Dubya]

Good post. Thanks for posting it.
DUB

[cake_crumb]

Sickening.

[StonyBurk]

Prior to 2001 there were NO Ramadan Dinners at the WhiteHouse.To Taco Bill"run for the border" Clinton
we owe that tradition.
Gen.George Washington in the GeneralOrders issued to the
Army that secured our Liberty hoped,and expected every Officer and man to endeavor to live and act as becomes
a Christian Soldier. . . "President Lincoln (Nov15,1862);
President Harrison (Jun 7,1889);and Woodrow Wilson (Jan20,
1918)each affirmed they expected the same.But Bush says that isn't his policy?

[goldstategop]

Oh I agree. I'd wish the President would stop pandering to our enemies by granting them a dignity they don't deserve. Patriotic American Christians and Jews are sick and tired of all the political correctness in the War On Terror, beginning with a refusal to name the enemy, even though every one ostensibly knows who he is. Being less than honest and acting like its a technique rather than a totalitarian foe we're fighting makes one doubt we have the will and the resolve to win the war against Islamism. Why not say we're on a crusade for freedom? Oops, that will glom the PC Police on me in no time! ;-)

[narses]

Is war the answer?

[jt8d]

In 'An Open Letter to President Bush,' I made commentary about how badly PC is distorting our ability to fight. In doing so, I caught much flak from the PC RINOs here at FR. Goto:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011842/posts

[dwd1]

There was a movie called "Rules of Engagement" that dealt with similar circumstances...

I hope that we don't have too much life imitating art over there....