White House attacks Durbin over Gitmo remarks

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Here we go again :eyes:

White House Castigates Durbin for Remarks

The White House said a senator's comparison of American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, Soviet gulags and Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was reprehensible and a disservice to those serving in the military.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said it is "beyond belief" that Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin would compare treatment of dangerous enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay to the death of millions of innocent people by oppressive regimes.

"Our men and women in uniform go out of their way to treat detainees humanely, and they go out of their way to uphold the values and the laws that we hold so dear in this country," McClellan said.

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McClellan: "I think the senator's remarks are reprehensible. It's a real disservice to our men and women in uniform who adhere to high standards and uphold our values and our laws."

[ibegurpard]

1. Whatever.

McClellan: "I think the senator's remarks are reprehensible. It's a real disservice to our men and women in uniform who adhere to high standards and uphold our values and our laws."

Obviously, Durbin wasn't talking about these people.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. "I think the senator's remarks are reprehensible"

He fucking doesn't deny the substance though, does he?

[NorCalDem]

3. How can they use...

"Damaging to our men and women in uniform" as an excuse to blast anyone who blasts the war. Aren't these the same people who voted against better body armor for our men and women, not to mention lied to send them illequiped in the first place?!? Seriously, how can they get away with this crap?

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4. kick

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[Sparkly]

5. Typical -- the love to hold up the soldiers as shields.

Criticizing THEIR policies and THEIR leadership = a disservice to the men in women in uniform. :mad: