This is repulsive [politics]

tater · 11-16-10, 07:57 PM

Terrorism is a tactic.

AQ, and other Islamic literalists are the larger grouping we are at war with.

The trouble with the tactic is that virtually everything they do is against the rules of war. The rules exist to mitigate harm to noncombatants. By intentionally hiding among the innocent, they make our task very much more difficult. Since we want to break up threats with intelligence, we grab people up we should by all rights just be killing.

It's just not grandad's war.

Treating it as a criminal justice issue, OTOH, is a huge mistake. Killing 3000 is "professional" killing, and deserves a military response.

11-16-10, 07:57 PM	#14
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Terrorism is a tactic. AQ, and other Islamic literalists are the larger grouping we are at war with. The trouble with the tactic is that virtually everything they do is against the rules of war. The rules exist to mitigate harm to noncombatants. By intentionally hiding among the innocent, they make our task very much more difficult. Since we want to break up threats with intelligence, we grab people up we should by all rights just be killing. It's just not grandad's war. Treating it as a criminal justice issue, OTOH, is a huge mistake. Killing 3000 is "professional" killing, and deserves a military response.