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The concept of rights is that they are inherent. Overriding them requires specific, prescribed procedures. When, as in the case of Guantanamo, and the other abuses committed in the name of the war on terror, you ignore the requirements for overriding rights, you lose. It's as simple as that. If we do it because it's expedient, even to save thousands of lives from an attack, we lose. If it is expedient for us to ignore a person's rights in the name of safety, then it is expedient for the other side to ignore them in their actions.
By our reactions, we validate their position and actions. The system falls apart, and rights become, as we have here in Canada, simply maybes. The only way to win, is to be strong, live up to the concepts we have enshrined, and accept that the actions of the enemy may cause us losses in battles, but not the loss of the war. No comfort to those who have lost, but in the long run, the only way to win overall.
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The secret to great marksmanship is deciding what the target was AFTER you've shot.
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