http://militarypundits.com/2009/03/common-sense/ Military folks talking about Political yolks Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:08:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://militarypundits.com/2009/03/common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-346 NY-David Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:27:49 +0000 http://militarypundits.com/?p=291#comment-346 The term "enemy combatant" was itself a conjered up term to not use the truthful term of what they really are "prisoners of war". If you really want to call a spade a spade, call them POW's and be done with it. Mr. Bush didn't want to call them this because he would have had to give them the same rights we demand for our own soldiers when they are caught on the battlefield. Calling a spade a spade doen't work when its merely done for convenience. NY-David The term “enemy combatant” was itself a conjered up term to not use the truthful term of what they really are “prisoners of war”. If you really want to call a spade a spade, call them POW’s and be done with it. Mr. Bush didn’t want to call them this because he would have had to give them the same rights we demand for our own soldiers when they are caught on the battlefield. Calling a spade a spade doen’t work when its merely done for convenience.
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]]> http://militarypundits.com/2009/03/common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Shannon, 16 yr Army wife Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:20:22 +0000 http://militarypundits.com/?p=291#comment-327 I'd still like to know why it's so bad to call those at Gitmo "enemy combatants." ??? Just what does the left have a fear of in calling a spade a spade? We cannot get them to call it the war on terror, they will not use enemy combatant, and we need some truth. Who do they think they will offend by using the correct terminology? It's all a bunch of bs aimed to play down the seriousness of what we are dealing with, and that is detrimental to how the American public views our issues with terrorism. This borders on the criminal when you downplay something that is still a very serious and viable threat. I’d still like to know why it’s so bad to call those at Gitmo “enemy combatants.” ??? Just what does the left have a fear of in calling a spade a spade? We cannot get them to call it the war on terror, they will not use enemy combatant, and we need some truth. Who do they think they will offend by using the correct terminology? It’s all a bunch of bs aimed to play down the seriousness of what we are dealing with, and that is detrimental to how the American public views our issues with terrorism. This borders on the criminal when you downplay something that is still a very serious and viable threat.

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