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Originally Posted by speeder
Rick, you are presenting a classic "either-or" type of flawed argument. There are plenty of solutions, (previously used legally by the U.S. govt.), to deal with proven terrorist leaders in foreign lands. I am not a peacenik and I have no problem w/ well-placed cruise missiles, for example, but holding a bunch of nobodies for years in a secret prison w/o rights is wrong. Period. And incredibly un-American.
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Just wow. You have no problem with "well-placed cruise missile", which 1) violate other countries' sovereign airspace, 2) kill plenty more than the target, 3) bypass the whole trial/judicial process and leave plenty of evidence with our military's fingerprints all over it.
Nothing you suggest or support will deter terrorists or even stop them. I'm not interested in prosecuting them. I want them stopped forever, snuffed out. They welcome death. They know being in our custody is not that bad - they get a Koran, a prayer rug, three Islamic meals a day and excellent healthcare, all the while laughing at all the chaos we put ourselves through, wringing our hands with guilt. Where's the downside for the terrorists? They are willing to die for their cause. I doubt they'd be willing to sacrifice their families for it, which is why we should go after them too. Oh, and before we bury them alive, we should cover them in pig fat and an Israeli flag.