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M-H
I was amused last week as I heard one of our bloggers accuse Moe Davis of being an ‘Obama Boy.’ I would say he fits in no one’s niche. He is his own man. I don’t agree totally with Moe but I respect his opinion and willingly accept that he was there and I wasn’t. He also knows the law a little better than I do.
The final analysis must come from Mark Twain:
It is difference of opinion that makes horse races.
Will anyone ever be tried for war crimes? Is the USA duplicitous or hypocritical?
My compliments to COL Davis for an excellent interview. His points I can heartily agree with having had “The Law of Land Warfare” drilled into my head in two different Army Senior NCO schools.
Moon, you do ask two interesting questions, and I see part of the issue centers on the central textbook for the training: The Army Field Manual 27-10 was first pubished in August 1956, and last updated in July 1976. That last revision mainly centered on issues out of Vietnam. Yes, the core of the law is the same, but the scenarios to apply it have long since changed as noted by the Colonel with his examples.
Of course, I also ponder on the Contractors: having held a Federal Contracting Officer Warrant, the “golden rule” was: if it was not in the Statement of Work, we could not enforce crap! And more than once I found the old excuse of “it was incorporated by reference” (meaning a long list of other laws or regulations/directives/etc.) was worthless as sometimes the references cited were just regurgitated from some other contract and did not apply.
Still, your two questions are worth several cups of coffee and at least three pipe bowls of smoking to ponder.
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My hero Shep Smith “We ARE America, We don’t F&^%ing TORTURE”…………
No more need be said. If we want to be the “moral” compass of the world, that means we must not only talk the talk but walk the walk.
I am proud of you Moe. You did and continue to hold true to your conscience. When so many stand against you, it is so much easier to just shut up and sit down. And yet, you continue to speak out, a rare demonstration of true character.
I agree with Moe on this–how can we challenge others as to their human rights abuses when we are just as guilty? I thought when President Obama took office that we were headed for the higher moral ground but that does not seem to be the case. I wonder how much “blowback” Moe is going to get. It is sometimes very difficult to take the higher road but Moe has done so and we alls hould support him on this.
Kudos Moe. I think you hit the nail on the head – the US had has a lack of leadership for some time, and with our current partisan politics, I do not see a strong leader who would want to be President, so we get the B Team to run.
Moon – can you change this sentence – “I would say he fits nowhere.” to something else – it seems like you are saying he is out there, when I do not think that is what you imply.
I thought the sentence that followed explained but I did change it.
I don’t agree that Obama has shown no leadership. I will have to say that.
She’s kinda hot!