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Old 01-25-2007, 10:21 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Antithesis View Post
CNN.com - Bush says he signed NSA wiretap order - Dec 17, 2005

NPR: NSA Wiretapping: The Legal Debate

I think the articles speaks for themself.

It's not a problem with the illegality, it's the situation. The war on terrorism is not a legitimate war. Afghanistan was legitimate. World War II was legitimate. The Civil War was semi-legitimate, but acceptable in the end. The war on terrorism is like chasing victory in the war on drugs. It's absolutely unattainable. Terrorism is a reactionary and common tactic among nongovernmental forces, and thus, like any partisan actions, aggression only exacerbates it. It's accepted by society. Hell, we've been using it for years.

The war is ongoing, and so this wiretapping program (and, no doubt, further restictions on liberties) will be so as well. Restrictions on liberties were meant as temporary sacrifices, not common methods. If this war on terrorism ends in the next hundred years, I'll eat my hat.
...In YOUR opinion.

What's necessary for a "legitimate" war? Sherman tanks?

Is Guerilla Warfare legitimate war?

War evolves. War situations evolve.

The countries that aim to secure themselves in the world must also evolve in the way they do war. If we didn't, we'd be in Iraq with muzzle-loaders and bayonets.