We would forfeit learning whatever we could from them about ongoing attack plans and about the terrorist network itself for the sake of soothing Congressional and other sensitive consciences. That strikes me as unwise.

Understatement of the century?

Why did the House vote to block 70% of our own intelligence budget until the intel committees get briefed on the Israeli raid on Syria?

You answered your own question with . .

If the intel committees get briefed, presumably with their committee staffs present, whatever they hear will get leaked and wind up on the front page of the NYT.

- The Cat

P.S. This has been said like 3 times so far in this thread, but it must be told over and over again.

1) Don’t be mean to your enemies,

2) Be mean to your friends instead.

Expletives fail me.

But to add to allrsn’s point – “Ban the cruel practice of apple-bobbing! America is losing foreign goodwill by failing to control this barbaric practice!”

other harsh interrogation methods”

I guess forcing them to look at naked pictures of Hillary is definitely out, although those terrorist bastards deserve that punishment even more than her husband does.

O its not the same?

Just think of all the children, women and innocent people who could have been saved using this harmless technique, and these bastards wanna STOP it?!?!

Where are the TREASON charges?!?!

Something ACTUALLY works with these bad guys in under a minute with NO PERMANENT DAMAGE, and they want to STOP.
Good God. This is NOT my America. My America kicks ass, takes names, and delivers the goods to hard workers. This is some pansy ass America. I did more damage as a 13 yr old with a black belt. Good grief!

What’s left? Ask them nicely under a bright light?

nottakingsides on December 14, 2007 at 11:57 AM

Only if you give them a pair of sunglasses and some lemonade.

God I hate Democrats.

“…from using waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods”

What’s left? Ask them nicely under a bright light?

nottakingsides on December 14, 2007 at 11:57 AM

We could force them to watch outtakes of Bill Richardson’s idiotic yammering in the presidential debates.

I’d either spill the beans or blow my head off after the first 45 seconds.

Keep Abortion Legal : Hunting Is Murder

If Waterboarding is torture, what do the democrats think Al-Qaeda version of torture is.

The intelligence authorization bill also creates a new internal watchdog to oversee all the intelligence agencies. It requires Senate approval for the first time of two agency heads the National Reconnaissance Office, which manages the nation’s spy satellites, and the National Security Agency, the outfit that conducted warrantless wiretapping on American phone and computer lines in what the White House calls the Terrorist Surveillance Program.

All we need is another layer of oversight to screw with our intel capabilities.

I’m sure they are going to claim that “grass roots America” wants it that way.

I am so grateful that Republicans stayed home and didn’t vote so these self-centered fools could take control of the house.

There’s also an element of danger about this, since Congress has been notoriously leaky. If the intel committees get briefed, presumably with their committee staffs present, whatever they hear will get leaked and wind up on the front page of the NYT.

That’s exactly what they want to happen. What a bunch of delusional psychos! These people are so dangerous to our country it’s just unbelievable to me that they’re in power.

Mr. President, you must veto this bill and I have confidence that you will in the interest of this country and its national security.

What’s left? Ask them nicely under a bright light?