say yes and you are no better.

tell me all of your doubt.

much like many other incidents in united states history, the general populace will never know the extent to which this torture has been or is being carried out. more unfortunate is that the situation presents a formidable catch 22. i am much like those other inquisitive minds that would love to know the truth behind it all, but the satisfaction of knowing the truth is something that is not worth the outcome. to reveal the sad truth that the inner workings of our country are not beautiful is to undermine the integrity of the nation. prosecuting the high ranking political officials would be to say that our country's leaders were wrong in decisions they made so much so that they broke the laws they were put in place to represent. by popular vote (theoretically) we as the voting populace put these officials into office. then the question becomes where does responsibility begin and where does it end? are we as voters responsible for how the government acts in the eyes of the world? say yes and you are no better, say no and you are no better for not doing anything. safeguards in our system are placed to prevent the government from doing what they please. unfortunately we seem to only be interested in using these presidential checks when the president shoves something besides water into another's face. where as a society are our values? can we all go to church on sunday knowing that just a ways south a man is being made to think he is dying? osama bin laden is one of the most successful figures in modern history. he is in the middle of a so far successful initiative to destroy the united states. in 8 years he has corrupted the government and turned the minds of the citizens to confusion. the economy is destroyed and further away the money is flowing. all of this he did without a proper military. he is king of stratagem. the best thing the united states can do is to pull in, count the losses and rebuild what was lost in our country. imagine what how different life would be now if just half of the country's budget had been spent on the country. the roads, alternative energy, education, infrastructure, government works projects, monuments, jobs, and joy. instead we are left with criminal politicians, debt, a world against us, and a country over seas in shambles. as a country we need to admit our wrongdoings and give up the addiction. we need to keep moving.

tim.