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Originally Posted by D
There's a time to keep things under wraps, and there's a time for openness.
We supposedly live in a Republic, not a tyranny - not in a dictatorship. The citizens are supposed to be ultimately responsible for the course of our government in a Republic.
As prompted by our founding fathers, it's out _Responsibility_ to keep our government in check. There's nothing more American.
Our current government has lied to us time and time again. That's not the way things are supposed to work. They're supposed to be accountable to us.
Unless, of course, you favor the devolvement of our now quasi-republic into a police state/dictatorship.
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There is a difference between lying and withholding information. I know the government has lied to the population of both the country and the world, I can't argue that point. But, they also withhold information that would compromise the integrity of the situation. I bet you were one of the many that dogged Haraldo for drawing up troop positions in the sand and now you would like the government to do just that?
What I'm saying, and have been saying throughout this entire thread is that there is a lot more going on than any of us know or will ever know, so making decisions based on lacking information isn't something I tend to do. I agree that something needed to be done with the situation that was and still is brewing in the middle east, I don't, however, agree with how this war has been fought and many of the decisions that have been made.