Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Yes!
Dick Cheney is the man.
When told about Amnesty International's attack on the U.S. for "serious human rights violations" he said:
"For Amnesty International to suggest that somehow the United States is a violator of human rights, I frankly just don't take them seriously,"
Personally, I haven't taken them seriously since they labelled the jailed deserters of the first Gulf War as political prisoners. It was beyond me how someone who volunteered for the military and got paid for his service could be somehow oppressed when he fails to do his job.
To be sure, we have not been perfect in our dealings with the terrorists. But we investigate our abuse allegations, we send our own people to jail. When is the last time a country such as Iran has done that? To think that the U.S. is the great threat to human rights in this age is to be completely divorced from reality. Again, Cheney says it best:
"I think the fact of the matter is, the United States has done more to advance the cause of freedom, has liberated more people from tyranny over the course of the 20th century and up to the present day than any other nation in the history of the world,"
Why is this guy not running for President?
When told about Amnesty International's attack on the U.S. for "serious human rights violations" he said:
"For Amnesty International to suggest that somehow the United States is a violator of human rights, I frankly just don't take them seriously,"
Personally, I haven't taken them seriously since they labelled the jailed deserters of the first Gulf War as political prisoners. It was beyond me how someone who volunteered for the military and got paid for his service could be somehow oppressed when he fails to do his job.
To be sure, we have not been perfect in our dealings with the terrorists. But we investigate our abuse allegations, we send our own people to jail. When is the last time a country such as Iran has done that? To think that the U.S. is the great threat to human rights in this age is to be completely divorced from reality. Again, Cheney says it best:
"I think the fact of the matter is, the United States has done more to advance the cause of freedom, has liberated more people from tyranny over the course of the 20th century and up to the present day than any other nation in the history of the world,"
Why is this guy not running for President?
