Thursday, July 26, 2007
'Compromised our national honor'
Two former Reagan appointees criticize the administration's interpretation of the Geneva Conventions. But it's just a retired Marine Corps general and a National Security legal expert. Everyone knows they're not as tough as those in the White House who grasp how the real world works. ... I'm being facetious in the last sentence, of course. But I do think that's how many in the White House view themselves: They're the real realists, while everyone else falls into namby-pamby State Department/Powell Doctrine/UN/Washington Establishment/Yalie CIA/Etc. categories. ...
Two former Reagan appointees criticize the administration's interpretation of the Geneva Conventions. But it's just a retired Marine Corps general and a National Security legal expert. Everyone knows they're not as tough as those in the White House who grasp how the real world works. ... I'm being facetious in the last sentence, of course. But I do think that's how many in the White House view themselves: They're the real realists, while everyone else falls into namby-pamby State Department/Powell Doctrine/UN/Washington Establishment/Yalie CIA/Etc. categories. ...
