Posted on 05/20/2004 6:53:01 PM PDT by sathers
Plans to destroy the prision where Iraqi detainees were 'humiliated' and 'abused' took a small step forward Thursday as lawmakers voted to include it in a multimillion dollar defense bill.
The plan by Pennsylvania Reps. Curt Weldon a Republican, and John P. Murtha a Democrat would demolish the Abu Ghraib prision and build a modernized detention facility in its place.
It was slipped into a $422 billion defense authorization bill that the House approved Thursday.
The proposal drew an immediate rebuke from one lawmaker Wednesday during a short debate on the House floor.
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said destroying the prision is the 'sovereign Iraqis' decision to make. 'It is not ours to insist upon or suggest but only to abide.'
Weldon responding, noted that the demolition plans calls of the consent of the new Iraqi government, since 'by the time this bill passes, they will be in charge.'
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We could compromise. Make it into a public housing facility for all the Jihadists and their enablers. Then destroy it.
I think that they should still bulldoze the prison, and make a different memorial--perhaps make it a place of prayer and reflection. Just my $0.02, based on a spiritual warfare perspective.
Like a bunch of frogs storming another (empty) Bastille. These people have too much time on their hands. They ought to be locked up so that they can't harm anyone.
I like the way you think
Seems this would make for a good candidate for the Line Item veto if this item makes it's way into the final bill.
Under US control, it wasn't.
Under Saddam's control, it was a passing imitation.
Bingo.
Using that rationale, why not just carpet bomb the entire country, and start all over again?
Abu Ghraib was a place dedicated to evil. Think of it as a temple to Baal.
Most of the country of Iraq merely tried to live their lives, stay fed, and stay the heck out of Abu Ghraib and its kin.
He's already salivating at the suggestion.
Under Saddam's control, it was a passing imitation.
That may be, but the timing of destroying it now is more than a bit odd -- wouldn't you say?
I'm wearing a bib myself.
Timing, schmiming.
We should've used it for training demolitions experts and not housing prisoners.
Pennsylvania Reps. Curt Weldon a Republican, and John P. Murtha a Democrat
Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dumber!
Let's just send these two jerks to Syria.
excuse me.....isn't that up to Iraq? congress/pompous.... same thing.
I'm fine with the Iraqis having the final say. I hope that they just knock the place down and build something a bit more pleasing to God than a place to torture people for annoying Saddam Hussein.
Then again the Iraqis could tear it down themselves on July 1, 2004.
Is the prison even "ours" to tear down? Thought Abu G. was in Iraq. Shouldn't the leadership there have some say in the matter?
Our Congresscritters have again overly excited themselves with their own brilliant ideas.
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