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Originally posted by johnny:
The funny thing is that we here are squabbling and bitching wheter or not he should stand trial and what his rights are, or should be, while he and his jolly band of buddies wouldn't hesitate a single second to slit our collective throats, and don't think for one second i'm overreacting.
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They also wouldn't mind setting off dirty bombs in civilian areas. The argument that "I can do it because my enemy would" does not jibe with the attitude that "I am morally superior to my enemy." You have both these attitudes, yet they are mutually exclusive.
The whole reason to fight the War on Terror is so that we do NOT become like them. Every step we take toward becoming like them is a victory for them. Every time we imprison someone and presume guilt and give them no trial, we have let a little Saddam into our hearts. It is a slippery slope.
Our society has rules we live by. Apparently, we like those rules and our society enough to fight for them. So, let's live by our rules, not theirs, and be us, not them.
[ 11-29-2006, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]