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06-18-2014, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ike Bana
You're the perfect master of almost definitive statements.
It's not a tough one at all. You used the term "bad guy"...well Pete, you want to blur the lines between who the good guys and the bad guys are real quick? Be ambivalent about torture, or whatever convenient term you can think up to make yourself feel better about it.
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That was pretty well said, really. Same thing we get distracted with in the gun debate. Who are the bad guys? A lot of good Patriots out there who all of a sudden become bad guys when they pull the trigger at the wrong time.
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06-18-2014, 04:29 PM
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LOL!
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06-18-2014, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie
Yeah, there's some stuff there that makes me uncomfortable too. But I do find it ironic that the people responsible for full-on "kill everybody" wars, and torture, all of a sudden get bent out of shape about offing some random bad guy with a drone. I mean *I* don't like it, but I didn't like the other stuff either. At least I'm consistent.
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+1
It is sort of odd....
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06-18-2014, 05:48 PM
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I agree.
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But why do you agree, if you 'don't buy the Human Rights B.S?'
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06-19-2014, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by donquixote99
+1
It is sort of odd....
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If it were President McCain's drones, or President Willard's drones...it would be back to "kill 'em all".
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06-19-2014, 12:10 PM
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I hope they get this guy Khatallah on the stand and he confirms the CIA talking points that it was the on line video that caused them to go on their murderous rampage.
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06-19-2014, 12:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ike Bana
You're the perfect master of almost definitive statements.
It's not a tough one at all. You used the term "bad guy"...well Pete, you want to blur the lines between who the good guys and the bad guys are real quick? Be ambivalent about torture, or whatever convenient term you can think up to make yourself feel better about it.
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SOMEONE decides who the bad guy is.
We'd have a tough time fighting the next war, what with the judicial inquires and human right research before shooting the bad guy.
Don't mind me though. I just need to make some nice cover words so I can feel better about it.
Pete
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06-19-2014, 12:25 PM
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Ach I feel too snarky. Been quitting smoking, wrestling the bear. So 'bear' with me
Perfection is impossible. Demanding it will only destroy what little good we have.
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06-19-2014, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
Ach I feel too snarky. Been quitting smoking, wrestling the bear. So 'bear' with me
Perfection is impossible. Demanding it will only destroy what little good we have.
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Best of luck quitting them. I wish I could before they kill me. Who knows, maybe I can draw some strength from your success.
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06-19-2014, 12:35 PM
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IT....
IS....
HARD!!!
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