Reply #127: what does that have to do with this? [View All]

[Ediacara]

You're right, it is nice of us to give Hussein a medical exam, but that doesn't mean we have to show the film of it on TV. The statement, "He has seen a doctor," should be sufficient.

And you're right, even though this isn't what I was talking about, if al Qaida captured American soldiers, they'd be in bad shape, but this isn't necisarily any better than what we're doing to al Qaida or Taliban fighters - even those that are US citizens.

And also: If al Qaida captured US soldiers and tortured them on camera, would that not also create violent reprisals from the United States, even possibly lynching of Arabs in the US?

I think minimizing terrorism, be it 9-11 or lynching of inocents based on their ethnic origin, is the primary goal we should have in mind when dealing with a "war on terrorism."