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Re: CIA Confirms: Waterboarding 9/11 Mastermind Led to Info that Aborted 9/11-Style A
Yes, I can now imagine a meeting of despots, tyrants, dictators and terrorists; they are going to declare the USA off limits as a target because we took some warped perceived moral "high" ground and declared that we are better than they are.
Folks, at what point did our collective brains begin to atrophy into rabid denial?
Here's a very simple example; when you were in school and confronted with a bully, what did it take to stop it? Was it hiding from the bully? Was it to not fight back meeting force with force because it would take sacrifice and some around you would no longer respect your peaceful attentions? OR, perhaps it was confronting the bully and finding out he was a coward and when confronted, backed down or then left you alone?
This doesn't take rocket science; just some simple common sense. Can anyone name a single historic event where accommodation, moral arguments or appeasement worked on a despot? The answer is simple; NO.
:roll:
Because we are better.
Yes, I can now imagine a meeting of despots, tyrants, dictators and terrorists; they are going to declare the USA off limits as a target because we took some warped perceived moral "high" ground and declared that we are better than they are.
Folks, at what point did our collective brains begin to atrophy into rabid denial?
Here's a very simple example; when you were in school and confronted with a bully, what did it take to stop it? Was it hiding from the bully? Was it to not fight back meeting force with force because it would take sacrifice and some around you would no longer respect your peaceful attentions? OR, perhaps it was confronting the bully and finding out he was a coward and when confronted, backed down or then left you alone?
This doesn't take rocket science; just some simple common sense. Can anyone name a single historic event where accommodation, moral arguments or appeasement worked on a despot? The answer is simple; NO.
:roll: