Bernice: Obama has some good ideas on foreign relations but he will soon find out that the Islamic terrorists are a different breed and death to them is the ultimate way to serve their god.  They want what they want and if they don't get it, they will kill others.  Then when they get what they want, they will settle on their next target.  They want world domination ultimately.  And killing everyone that stands in their way tops their list of things to do.  I hope Obama can deal with them effectively but I suspect that nothing will work in the long run.  When in the history of the world has the world ever been at peace? 

Artful Dodger: agreed on the They want what they want and if they don't get it, they will kill others, and peace in the world??, never has been and probably never will be.

Bernice: Most of us will live in peace (your country for example) because we see great value in it.  And many see the value in helping other nations that aren't as fortunate as ours.  Bush, love him or hate him, has done more for Africa than any other individual human being, living or dead. 

I like the thing Obama has said so far.  And for the most part, he's gotten right to work and kept up with his promises during the campaign.  I don't doubt that he will continue that trend.  But reality has a way of altering our priorities and only time will tell what the next 100 days will reveal.  The direction of the Obama administration will be seen more clearly by then.

For example, Obama is closing Gitmo.  But so far, he has no plan other than saying he will close it.  His administration will "study" the logistics of closing the facility and look at available options and create a plan from there.  So if one wanted to be picky, he's made a decision to close Gitmo with no plan in place of how that closing will proceed and no plan on what to do with all the inmates.

I agree with on conservative commentator who said put them all in Florida, right next to some of those hollywood hotshots that kept calling for Gitmos close.  I say open a new facility right in their neighborhood.  Then they can put on benefit concerts for them.

Do people really think that putting terrorists into the general population is a good idea?  How long will it take before a couple of big burly inmates knock off a few of them former Gitmo inmates? 

Artful Dodger:

Do people really think that putting terrorists into the general population is a good idea?


I dont think that is ever going to happen....

But what is going to happen is a good question? If they are brought into this country, from what I hear, they will suddenly gain all the rights that every citizen has? That means a trial, and from what I have heard again, it seems like we do not have much in the way of actual courtroom type evidence against most of them.... so they end up just being released and exported????

Czuch:   I know that there have been some terrorists released and they went back to their terrorist activities and killed Americans.  I'll see if I can find any specifics on that.  This idea of a trial by civil court is terribly misguided.  They were caputured on the battlefield, good enough for me.