Bush coddles Castro, betrays liberty

[Ned]

On the news last night I saw a report where the US Coast Guard intercepted a homemade boat 50 mi. off the coast of Cuba. The boat was filled with refugees fleeing to the United States. The Coast Guard took all on board, burned and sunk the boat, and then returned the refugees to Cuba for eventual trial and possible execution by the ruthless Castro government.

I understand that the Coast Guard acted pursuant to a government policy on returning refugees captured at sea. The commentators said that Bush was personally responsible for this policy and noted that in the entire history of refugees fleeing East Germany over the Berlin Wall that not once did the United States return any refugees to the East Germans.

Since George Bush is personally responsible for this horrendous policy, all I can say is that you, George Bush, have betrayed liberty and have betrayed the United States. You coddle the Cuban dictator Castro just as much as did Janet Reno, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. George Bush, go to hell.

[SlowwHand]

Bush isn't, Ned. That's the law, and has been.

[Az]

Ned..

9.32/10

[Ned]

Slowhand, you have to be kidding. This law is so offensive to the very idea of America that I find it incredible that Congress could ever have passed such a law.

[Kropotkin]

I find it very unlikely that Cuba will execute them. While Cuba do have death penalty, it's as far as I know, not used on common refugees.

[SlowwHand]

It doesn't matter how you find it, Ned.
The point of your thread, and my counter-point is, it isn't Bush.

[Evil Knevil]

At least Cuba doesn't execute under 18's and the mentally ill...........

[oedo]

Re: Bush coddles Castro, betrays liberty

Originally posted by Ned
The commentators said that Bush was personally responsible for this policy and noted that in the entire history of refugees fleeing East Germany over the Berlin Wall that not once did the United States return any refugees to the East Germans.

exactly!
personally resonsible or not, George Bush Senior and any President before him would have never allowed such a thing.

shame on W

[SlowwHand]

Bull****.

[geeslaka]

Isn't it obvious? Those people were too smart to be allowed into the US.

[oedo]

no bull****. and I know what I´m talking about. I saw how much afford, work and money the allies (especially the US) spent to take East German refugees and political prisoneers.

[DaShi]

Yeah, but Soviet Russia was always more fun to annoy. They'd get all hot-headed and bang their shoes on desks. Really, a good show. Castro just doesn't seem to care anymore.

[SlowwHand]

It is bull****. This isn't a Bush thing, no matter how many times you repeat it to yourself.

I'm surprised at Ned.
This is the uninformed kind of claptrap Che would dream up.

[Velociryx]

In my mind, it doesn't matter WHO is responsible....those people asked for our help by taking the RISK to build a boat (out of an old Chevy truck, as I recall), had the ingenuity to make it work, and their reward?

We sank it and sent them packing.

That's not the behavior of a country I'd be proud to call home, and no matter "who's fault," that's the crux of the matter.

-=Vel=-

[SlowwHand]

Oh, Christ. Check out Mexicans, if you want to weep.