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Old 09-14-2006, 11:55 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hkbajwa View Post
Ok .. I can understand the frustration at not being able to acatch an enemy because of "rules".

But of course these "rules" are also what allow you to define terrorists as criminals.

If you claim that war has no rules, then it would be about time for you to stop your moral outrage at terrorist methods.

THe ONLY thing differing you from terrorists is the supposed rules of engagement installed to make your war humane. It is what gives americans killing civilians "legitimacy". The second the rules of engagement are scrapped, so is the legitimacy of the war against terror.

I think alias' primitve bloodlust is clearly of the same caliber as the bearded crazies. I think that if anybody bases their actions on the actions of others, then you are evadind responsibility. Fact is that bombing a funeral procession is a lousy act. EVEN IF every one in the processionwere terrorists, it would STILL be a lousy act.

Now i dunno, but as far as i know, two wrongs do not make a right. But you are of course free to act in such a way... but spare us the righteousness
Only a liberal would see the moral equivalency that you see between America and terrorists. You conveniently omit the facts which define terrorism and a free society. The ideals and goals of America and the islamofascists are not the same goals, yet you have no problem in your mind of seeing equivalency. That is easy to do if you don't think and reason which is the only way to uphold your argument. This coming from a citizen of a country that knowlingly harbors terrorists and is run by a military dictator.