-- Michael Kalus: > he [Saddam] is shown and "paraded" on TV (and don't tell me > he wasn't because showing a man in his state, showing how he > gets examined is clearly an attempt to "break the morale").
James A. Donald; > > Secondly; It is being overly sensitive about the feelings > > of those poor fragile souls that hate us and seek to murder > > us, that got us into this trouble. Our enemies take it for > > weakness, reasonably enough. [...] > > > > As Bin laden said slaughtering the occupants of the twin > > towers made them look strong: > > : : "when people see a strong horse and a weak > > : : horse, by nature, they will like the strong > > : : horse." Michael Kalus: > It is almost astonishing to hear arguments like these. You > (and people who make these arguments) sound like the kid who > gets smacked after burning down the house and then starting > to cry and call foul. I see: So when the US army is so unkind as to film Saddam acting submissive, this is a shocking violation of his human rights, and your bleeding heart feels for him deeply. But when, however, people fly a plainload of passengers into two tall buildings and murder thousands, those dreadful Americans had it coming, were justly smacked like a naughty child, and have no right to get indignant. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG /L77ce/syoKdEksHcHO1y4PFeqglQuamciRW8MD5 43mK5CsgJ9VG1mVzKSxOu2+qywMsCse3Y+DRKaDp/