Things I never heard of, until George was Prez

[bob]

No bob, I've never heard of american troops sexually abusing prisoners.

well you went that discripive befor hand, and i am sure that it has happened in the past wars, i do recall reading somthings about that in nam, but have nothing to show for it.

 

[Cypress]

A filibuster is just one way of preventing an "up or down" vote.

Republicans used other ways - which were effectively, the same - in preventing up or down votes on Clinton nominees.

 

[Damocles]

Sexual humiliation of detainees I know of no instances of democratic administrations condoning this

I also know of no instances of republican administrations condoning this and, in fact, those who have done it have been or are being brought to trial and punished....

 

[bob]

well you went that discripive befor hand, and i am sure that it has happened in the past wars, i do recall reading somthings about that in nam, but have nothing to show for it.

plus, its much easier to report such thing today then it has been in the past

 

[Damocles]

A filibuster is just one way of preventing an "up or down" vote.

Republicans used other ways - which were effectively, the same - in preventing up or down votes on Clinton nominees.

They also used filibusters... They filibustered an Embassador, actually only a small group of them did, because he was openly homosexual. Clinton later gave him a Recess appointment. He used them many times for many things...

 

[maineman]

do you know of any "uncondoned occurrences" during any democratic administrations?

 

[Damocles]

do you know of any "uncondoned occurrences" during any democratic administrations?

There were reported instances of this during the VN war... Bad guys do bad things even during Democratic Administrations.