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martinguerre, I can't find any suggestion in this discussion that we disregard legal conventions and abuse prisoners as a matter of policy. While I'm sure those opinions exist, I'm also sure you could find people willing to give their house keys to OBL/Charles Manson/etc. That might sound ridiculous, but it's only to suggest that putting people you don't understand in a box does nothing but satisfy emotions. It does nothing to help understand or bring people together.
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Well aware...I know supporters of the war in Iraq who espoused winning the hearts and the minds of the people, and not resorting to terrorism ourselves. I disagree respectfully, but i don't condemn them either. What I do condemn is the moral relativism that states that since our enemy is evil, it's okay for us to be evil as well.
My comments were directed primarily to Daswig, who does in my opinion, supports the commision of war crimes if it is militarily expedient. I understand that this is born out of a deep sense of pragmatism, but i still condemn it as immoral and inhuman.