Reply #9: Ah, yes, yet another "This is why 'we' lose elections" post. [View All]

[No Elephants]

Abiding by the rule of law is a bad thing to you? Being humane is a bad thing? Why do you hate America?


G"etting exercised about such behavior now creates a perception that the writer is in fact more concerned about instilling fear in a terrorist than in the horrors of terrorism."

Actually, it doesn't. You are responsible for your own perceptions; and I can see Dick Cheney nodding agreement with that particular one . The poster can be exercised about more than one thing. For most humans, it goes without saying that summarily executing or assassinating an innocent human by any means is heinous. So, there is no reason to draw any negative conclusions whatever from failure to include in a post "Of course, beheadings and other terrorist acts are heinous." And, as far as anyone can prove, the Pearl beheading is not open to being remedied, while this creep's actions can be stopped.

I also call bs:


Kindly point to an election we lost by abiding by treaties to which we are a party or by opposing torture.

Kindly prove anyone is more upset by torture than by beheadings.



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