Thank you for the reply Matt.
The reason I asked such a stupid question was to see if you had reverted in your thinking to the same level of barbarism as Saddam. It seemed to me, from your previous posts, that you were very angry at the way Saddam has ruled his country, and the amount of anger that you seemed to display, made me think that perhaps you would take similar barbaric steps against your enemies as Saddam has taken against his.
By answering my stupid question and questioning my motives, you have indicated to me that you are a civilized and intelligent person and would never stoop so low that you would kill in order to achieve your goals.

I agree with you in that, force is sometimes necessary in order to point the error or stupidity of some ones actions. But at the same time, (in an ideal situation) the force should be used only to the extent that it gives a clear understanding to the ‘perpetrator’ as to ‘why’ the punishment is given. Naturally each ‘transgression’ weather criminal or barbaric, should be evaluated on its own severity.

I am all for law and order and against war.

Johannes