Comments on: Another Bi-Partisan Think Tank http://donklephant.com/2007/03/02/another-bi-partisan-think-tank/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matthew http://donklephant.com/2007/03/02/another-bi-partisan-think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-402025 Matthew Sun, 04 May 2008 04:20:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/02/another-bi-partisan-think-tank/#comment-402025 I agree there needs to be more bi-partisan discussion especially now. But not a middle-of-the-road thinking. Certain issues that are pressing must be decided. For example we need to decide whether the occupation of Iraq is a good thing. I personally question it, not only because of the expense, but also we do not at this point we do not have international support and we don't have to sustain Bush's misguided approach. Democrats believe McCain will be worse, I don't think so, McCain will be smarter about these issues, but also supports a long term occupation without a good international dialogue without adequately considering the Iraqi citizens. We do not need to be the police the world. Unfortunately Hillary and Obama need to work on some of their assumptions of the situation. They I believe would be better at international diologue but need to understand we ARE NOW IN this unfortunate situation because of Bush's misguided naive belief that disorganized and even clumsy military action will solve the problems. We no longer need to crash toward dysfunctional conservative ideals of War. And we also need to address the war - and we can not just leave either. We need to really ask the population of Iraq what they want. How can we help? As much as I didn't want to admit it intervention of some kind was important - but I seriously question long term occupation. If we can help the Iraqi people then yes let's stay if we can't then we need to leave. I agree there needs to be more bi-partisan discussion especially now. But not a middle-of-the-road thinking. Certain issues that are pressing must be decided. For example we need to decide whether the occupation of Iraq is a good thing. I personally question it, not only because of the expense, but also we do not at this point we do not have international support and we don’t have to sustain Bush’s misguided approach. Democrats believe McCain will be worse, I don’t think so, McCain will be smarter about these issues, but also supports a long term occupation without a good international dialogue without adequately considering the Iraqi citizens. We do not need to be the police the world. Unfortunately Hillary and Obama need to work on some of their assumptions of the situation. They I believe would be better at international diologue but need to understand we ARE NOW IN this unfortunate situation because of Bush’s misguided naive belief that disorganized and even clumsy military action will solve the problems. We no longer need to crash toward dysfunctional conservative ideals of War. And we also need to address the war – and we can not just leave either. We need to really ask the population of Iraq what they want. How can we help? As much as I didn’t want to admit it intervention of some kind was important – but I seriously question long term occupation. If we can help the Iraqi people then yes let’s stay if we can’t then we need to leave.

]]> By: bob in fl http://donklephant.com/2007/03/02/another-bi-partisan-think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-251010 bob in fl Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:27:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/02/another-bi-partisan-think-tank/#comment-251010 Gee. Only one existing bi-partisan think tank is listed by Google. There may be more out there. What good are bi-partisan think tanks that nobody has ever heard of? I agree the middle ground is where this country needs to be. However, when the media covers only either conservative (mostly) or liberal ones, us middle grounders get left out in the cols. this is only one of the costs of living in a polarized society. I wish these four the best, but our past & current record concerning think tanks is already working against them. Gee. Only one existing bi-partisan think tank is listed by Google. There may be more out there.

What good are bi-partisan think tanks that nobody has ever heard of? I agree the middle ground is where this country needs to be. However, when the media covers only either conservative (mostly) or liberal ones, us middle grounders get left out in the cols. this is only one of the costs of living in a polarized society.

I wish these four the best, but our past & current record concerning think tanks is already working against them.

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