tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post1948933729610289791..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: More on NDAA and indefinite detentionNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-62287951945419852412011-12-27T23:09:49.568-06:002011-12-27T23:09:49.568-06:00We can hope (as per Obama's campaign slogan).
...We can hope (as per Obama's campaign slogan).<br /><br />I am reminded of the ramp up to the repeal of DADT. lgbt activists were screaming bloody murder that Obama was trying to block said repeal, yet his approach of building things to the point where repeal was the inevitable result not only got rid of the law it did so in a way that will make it *very* hard to ever bring it back.<br /><br />If Obama really wants to close the book on the AUMF then he will need to be just as cautious in his approach. And he will need another term to do it.<br /><br />That right there is probably the single most important reason why anti-war progressives need to re-elect Obama.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-58806710871970422882011-12-27T17:20:17.278-06:002011-12-27T17:20:17.278-06:00Chris
I'm so happy to hear that I'm not t...Chris<br /><br />I'm so happy to hear that I'm not the only one thinking about this. Have you seen anyone else writing about it? If you ever do - please let me know.<br /><br />I have no idea about who could "end" this. But what I'm envisioning is that perhaps they're working towards some kind of signed agreement with Afghanistan, the Taliban and the US to coincide with our exit from Afghanistan. IF that can be pulled off (whopping IF) - it might be a "moment" when the possibility is there. <br /><br />I also suspect that some of the changes in our relationship with Pakistan over the last couple of weeks might be involved.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-13683791556854470482011-12-27T17:06:34.830-06:002011-12-27T17:06:34.830-06:00I've been thinking much the same thing over th...I've been thinking much the same thing over the last few weeks. One question I have is just who has the authority to *end* this war that started on 9/11? Could Obama just issue an Executive Order saying it is over?<br /><br />Of course he'd have to establish the ground for such an order to have legitimacy, but it looks like he is doing just that.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.com