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Like I said....it's not anywhere near the same level of treatment. We did NOT stoop to their level. This harsh treatment to make them talk lasted mere seconds. I heard that KSM lasted the longest before he signaled he wanted to talk....and that was 2 1/2 minutes. It's not a "wrong," IMHO. It got the needed results that saved many innocent lives.
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"We're bad, just not as bad as them!" I would have thought you'd be against moral relativism. *shrug*
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Obstructing justice? There are times when I don't give a crap about obstructing justice.
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There are times when justice can take a back seat.
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Thats a shame really. Without justice, without moral fortitude, what are we supposed to be proud of America for? There is never a time for our dedication to justice to be relaxed. It is that sort of mentality that is allowing the moral collapse of this country. Justice isn't just important when its convenient, or when its easy. In fact, dedication to justice is even more important when it is hard. That is when our character is tempered, and our values put to the test.
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At least two of our brave soldiers were tortured, had their eyes gouged out etc. and murdered because of those pictures.
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I understand that you're upset at the reaction the Abu Ghraib pictures got. BUT, the pictures didn't leap up and hurt anyone. The pictures didn't hypnotize those men to do what they did. The fault lies in the soldiers that chose to undermine America and torture others, and the men that returned the favor. Don't blame the messenger here.