i can't believe that this fact really needs to be spelled out but here it is again:
criticizing the actions of the US government in the "war on terror" is not the same thing as saying that the terrorists are better or even on equal footing with our leaders. as members of a democratic society we all have the right to criticize our government and doing so does not put the critic on the terrorist's side. I expect my government to act in ways millions of time more moral than suicide bombers, people who fly planes into buildings and people who choose to kidnap civilians and behead them, in fact i expect this so much that i hardly ever consider the possibility that our government would do anything near as morally wrong as the actions endorsed by al queda -- this does not mean that I think our government is perfect or even good enough.
shades of gray people.
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