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Old 02-12-2015, 10:30 PM
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I'd rather they were captured, had a trial and then dealt with in accordance with established law. Any other questions Don?
How? These are jihadi's, for them next best to victory is death. Not surrender.

What law, Sharia? Under Sharia law, they are probably considered martyr's.

So what are the options? Best ask Jordan.
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Old 02-12-2015, 11:49 PM
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I'd rather they were captured, had a trial and then dealt with in accordance with established law. Any other questions Don?
No other questions. I didn't ask the one you 'answered,' actually.
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Old 02-13-2015, 06:05 AM
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For a trial you generally need witnesses or evidence.

Well the kitties are all fed so back to my coffee.
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Old 02-13-2015, 02:12 PM
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How? These are jihadi's, for them next best to victory is death. Not surrender.

What law, Sharia? Under Sharia law, they are probably considered martyr's.

So what are the options? Best ask Jordan.
Yeh, I was going with the 'pie in the sky', 'best of all possible worlds' and 'Up on Rock Candy Mountain' solution.
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Old 02-13-2015, 02:16 PM
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Post War Iraq: Somalia Part Deux
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Old 02-13-2015, 02:53 PM
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Post War Iraq: Somalia Part Deux
An important difference is that we broke Iraq.

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Old 02-13-2015, 03:07 PM
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An important difference is that we broke Iraq.

John
Exactly.

We took out Saddamn, left a power vacuum, and it's being filled by ISIS, which is our Frankenstein's monster.
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:52 PM
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Concur.

We created this.
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:54 PM
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Fuck you asshole.
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Old 02-13-2015, 05:08 PM
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Fuck you asshole.
Well now, that adds a lot

Edit...

Upon reflection, I've been suckered into another bit of a crap-slinging contest. Please ignore my last post. you guys go ahead and roll in the muck. I'll sit over here and drink my beer and watch.
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