Partisan Rancor Follows Terrorism Announcement

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One day we'll wake up to why we're the target of terrorists:
our foreign policy. We meddle around the world, intervene, occupy countries, and support regimes because it's in OUR best interest to do so. At least that's what we're told by those who shape our foreign policy.
Has anyone taken the time to check out the cost of such an approach? We spend more on national defense, homeland security, nation building, and foreign aid designed to gain the cooperation of countries whose help we need than is spent by the rest of the world combined. Why? Because it's in OUR best interest to do so.
If that sounds circular to you, maybe it would help all of us understand if our government let us in on the reasoning involved. Why meddle? Why intervene? Why occupy countries? Why support the regimes we do? Would not doing so make us less a target, less safe?
There's a direct link between our foreign policy, I feel certain, and the terrorism we so busily fight at great expense in dollars and lives. We the people need answers. REAL answers.

Ron W. Smith of UT 9:45PM February 09, 2010

While our country is being threatened by terrorists from abroad, the GOP quietly seeks to guarantee paralysis of our protective agencies by placing holds on three of the top agency nominees, then railing against our president for continuing the practices of his predecessor(s). These exact same individuals wrap themselves in the flag, and damn every other person as unamerican, while loudly calling for disregard of all of the safeguards of our liberties. It is hard to imagine a more unamerican action than advocacy of disregarding the civil rights of the accused.

Leon Maxwell of GA 7:23PM February 09, 2010

Politics aside, I sense from what I read, see and hear, the
threats are getting more and more real. Mirandizing terrorist
suspects and then "lawyering them up" seems nice but dangerous
for you and me.
Why would military tribunals have any impact on recruiting?
Recruits isolated in a desolate area of Yemen, for example,
will be told what to believe about the USA regardless of the facts.
Both Bush and Obama are wrong.

Dixidude of VA 2:34PM February 09, 2010

The title of this article should be "Republican Rancor". It seems that the republicans are falling all over themselves to blast the same things done by Reagan,Bush etal. It was ok when done by Gop, but not ok now. Go figure.

Chuck in Indiana of IN 2:26PM February 09, 2010

She sounds like McCain - demanded to rail about non-factual issues by McConnell and party hacks, she too is sounding less like a rational person, and dumber. They are fearful that someone more conservative than they are is coming to steal their Senate seat....
Sharks & little fish on the Republican flank....eating their own...
She certainly didn't holler when Bush did the same things with terrorists.....amazing how she suddenly hates it when Obama does....Does that sound a bit partisan?????
Vote these guys out - either party - if they lie and try to make an issue out of something they supported before..... It's disgusting. Glad to see the Republicans are every bit as unconcerned with running this country - and instead want to play party politics to make points. See - women can be dumb too!

DeeToo of SC 4:16PM February 08, 2010