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How did Bush get a 3rd Term???
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In my opinion whether you agreed with him or not the Bush agenda was clear. Obama seems to be all over the place and is not sending clear messages. Many complained about Bush's rhetoric, which appeared to some to be unsophisticated, but Obama's nuances don't work in a war. Obama is not even close to Bush regarding the execution of war. Bush had clear goals and objectives for Iraq and treated prisoners of war like prisoners of war. We don't even know what Obama's objectives are in Afghanistan, do we? But he is escalating the war. Do we know who are we fighting? What political goals we are trying to achieve? Are the people we are fighting the enemy or are they people needing help? Are we in a secret war in Pakistan? One thing we did know in February was Obama's intent on treating Afghanistan detainees in a manner similar to the Bush administration, while being highly critical of Bush's policy in Gitmo.
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The Obama administration told a federal court late Friday it will maintain the Bush administration's position that battlefield detainees held without charges by the United States in Afghanistan are not entitled to constitutional rights to challenge their detention.
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Obama administration keeps Bush view on Afghanistan detainees - CNN.com
The sad part is no one in the media is asking the questions that need to be asked and neither are the politicians in Washington. what is Obama trying to prove in Afghanistan? The US can not win a war in that country and we can not control the local factions with our military.