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While the MSM has predictably jumped on the Obama bandwagon in distinguishing between the Iraq war as a war of choice as opposed to the Afghanistan war of necessity, the fact remains that both wars together have taken a huge toll in terms of American lives, economic resources, and world recognition. The criticism leveled against Bush 43 for leading American forces into Iraq is not altogether justified. There had to be some strong military response after 9/11. To blame everything on Al Qaeda, and the Afghan Taliban for harboring Al Qaeda, seems simplistic at best. Saddam's regime was far more brutal and dictatorial than that of the Taliban, and was responsible for some of the terrorist violence preceding 9/11.

Unfortunately, America's war crimes, particularly those directed against detainees many of whom were demonstrably innocent, more than offset any rational justification for war at this point. Capitalism breeds vindictiveness. The legitimate goal of interrogation gave way to the temptation to exact vengeance and to dehumanize and ridicule.

Obama's exit strategy is the beginning of our economic recovery. Iraq and Afghanistan will never become like us. The sooner we realize this, the better.

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Before the Freedom of Information Act, the government only released whatever information it wanted to release. Today, the government only releases what it wants because of corrupt judges and Senators who change the meaning of the law in specific cases.

Fox News recently filed an FOI Claim demanding the release of the financial records of the Federal Reserve having to do with TARP. The result? A federal justice orders the release of exactly one document and then dismisses the rest of the action without explanation.

The government was ordered on appeal to release evidence of misconduct with regard to Iraq and Afghanistan. The result? Senators Graham and Lieberman have introduced bipartisan legislation supported by the president that would exempt certain photographic records taken between September 11, 2001 and January 22, 2009 which happens to be the anniversary of Roe vs Wade.

The government has already released photographs and videos of mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib in 2004 which, because of their pornographic nature, have diminished American prestige throughout the world and seriously endanger our troops. The question arises, were not these photographs and videos bad enough? Is the unreleased evidence even more damning than the released evidence? This would be the inescapable conclusion of a Democratic Congress amending the FOA, which already has a national security exemption with which the government is unable to comply, to exclude the very evidence that the federal appellate justice ordered produced.

The released photos include evidence of forced nudity, sleep deprivation, masturbation in front of our soldiers, rape, and dogs used to scare and bite detainees.

In all probability, the unreleased photographs show even worse forms of abuse. What could be worse except than certain forms of indecency which would prove that the homosexual agenda traitors, again sponsored by certain Senators and Congressional Representatives who have betrayed America, are allowed to act with impunity? Adolf Hitler himself was known to practice coprophilia. The LA Times ran a story after the Iraq invasion in 2003 about a sexual sadist who held a command position in Iraq.  If America does not act to expel this subculture of sexual perverts in our government and in our military, and stop the massive increases in unpaid government debt, we as a nation will very soon be facing the same fate as Germany did in 1949.

This evidence must be released to quell the speculation about America at home and abroad, and to expose and punish those in our government who allowed this thing to happen, both the abuses under predominantly Republican administrations and the cover-ups under predominantly Democrat administrations including Senators Graham and Lieberman. Punishment is warranted for violations of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1658-1659 which ended the Thirty Years War, and the Geneva Conventions and decisions at Nuremberg after WWII.

America must first come clean by releasing all of the evidence, and then start telling our ungrateful allies and surrogates throughout the world that we have our own problems to deal with.

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This post will launch my new blog "Culture of Death" which examines in depth the destructive effects of anti-life policies and activities in America and throughout the world.  The purpose of this blog is not to condemn those who are participants in this culture.  Rather it is hoped that this discussion will spur healthy dialogue to bring about real change in how we treat our fellow human beings.

The Vatican's exercise of veto power over two prospective ambassadorial candidates was caused primarily by the Democratic Party's and President Obama's complete misunderstanding and lack of sensitivity regarding the centrality to Christianity of protecting all human life from the moment of conception to natural death.  Both Caroline Kennedy and Douglas Kmiec were considered candidates for the appointment, notwithstanding their euphemistically "pro-choice" views.

Why do Obama and the Democratic Party leaders not get that Pope Benedict simply will not accept any appointment that goes against Church doctrine?  The Church is against contraception, abortion, and SSM for a reason.  It is because from the time of Christ on earth, Christians have believed that certain things are objectively evil and always are destructive to society and the individual.  Therefore any judge, statesman or politician who champions the dubious agenda promoting these things should, at the very least, be booted out of office?  If their actions are intentional they should be brought to justice and prosecuted by justice officials who have a sense of objective truth.  Bush administration actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other covert locations, while possibly counting as war crimes, pale in comparison to the gross disrespect for life, and countless murders of innocent persons.

There are many qualified faithful Catholics who would be willing to serve as US Ambassador to the Vatican.  Two who come to my mind are Patrick Buchanan and Newt Gingrich.  While it is true that Newt was divorced twice before becoming Catholic earlier this year, his first wife died and the second marriage was invalid pursuant to canon law because of the woman's prior church marriage which was still valid.  Buchanan could bring the traditionalist perspective whereas Gingrich could bring the zeal and enthusiasm of being a recent convert.

So what is Obama waiting for?