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Originally Posted by BigV
I have read and reread this order and I see two actions that are now prohibited:
Violence, or the risk of violence that is:
(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or
(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;
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That puts every US soldier at risk of having their assets snatched, indeed every US citizen.
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Another thing I find troubling, very troubling, is the criminalization of potential. You brought up murder earlier, let's play that out a little here. If I shoot someone dead, that's murder. It's a crime, and I should be punished. But what about having a gun? There's a much greater risk of shooting someone dead if I have a gun than if I don't, and in this EO, to extend my analogy, committing murder, and the risk of committing murder are precisely equal, subject to the same penalty.
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You left out one of the governments favorite charges, "Conspiracy to (fill in damn near anything). Very difficult to defend against.