After watching members of the Senate and Congress say one after another that they did not want the detainees from Guantanamo Bay in their state, I thought to myself, what a bunch of crap. Our brave soldiers travel to the other side of the world to bring these terrorists to justice only to have politicians turn their backs on them and the justice system. Did these politicians spit in the faces of our troops for political reasons, or are they just cowards?
Keeping these terrorists in prisons outside our borders shows our fear and lack of full commitment to fight terrorism. If we are going to fight terrorism, we must have the guts to house these detainees on U.S. soil. Maybe the creators of this mess, President Bush and Vice President Cheney, can supply some of their land in Texas or Wyoming as terrorist prisons. Holding these detainees here to stand trial is the American way and leaving them in prison without a trial is the old Soviet Union way. We cannot allow fear to cloud our judgment when it comes to justice and doing the right thing. In this time of many troubles all over the world, we need people in Congress who are brave enough to stand up for American principles and not a bunch of political cowards that make things worse by towing a their party’s line.
Let’s turn Guantanamo into a resort where Fox News loyalists can go.
Tim Mahaffey, Middletown
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Letter: Don’t allow fear to cloud judgment
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Viewpoint:: Washington must wake up to missile threat
Three years after President Obama opened an outstretched hand to Iran and attempted to reset relations with Russia, the former has restarted its drive to build nuclear weapons including recent missile testing and saber rattling while the latter has dropped its diplomatic relations to Cold War temperatures.
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
To save America some money — by acclimation of course — let’s not have a presidential election in 2012. We already have a good president who will do his best to kill all Republican bills (DOA) and, consequently, create more good-paying jobs in the $30 per hour range.
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As a taxpayer I want to know that my taxes are being spent wisely. Hiring Greg Winkler at a salary of $126,000 is not wise spending.
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Letter: $14 trillion debt started by previous president
I’m a proud atheist who’s lucky enough to know the difference between fact and fantasy.
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Letter: Economy putting people in the gutters
We are now getting the results of putting people in the gutters. We need to take a second look at our government and its policies. It’s not working.
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