HabitableZone

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And my point to you -

Is that we had every right to react against the Saudi Arabians and al-Qaeda.

Afghanistan's only sin was to refuse to turn over a man without due process of anything. And for that thousands and thousands of Afghans who never heard of OBL have been killed, maimed and tortured. By Americans, because their government followed something called "due process".

By the same token, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice haven't been turned over to the governments of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Greece, France or other governments who would prosecute them successfully for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Due process.

According to you it would be fair for them to lob a few nukes our way.

However, Afghanistan is still occupied and Iraq is filled with US troops and mercenaries. BIN LADEN IS DEAD, AND THAT'S STILL GOING ON. WITH WHAT EXCUSE? IF THE PURPOSE OF THE INVASION WAS TO KILL OBL, NOW THAT HE'S DEAD IS SHOULD BE OVER. UNLESS OBL WAS JUST AN EXCUSE.

Now the capper, the ultimate hypocrisy. Bin Laden was found in Pakistan. A neighbor of Afghanistan. Sovereign country. Why haven't Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore been obliterated?

Let's get serious. Saudi Arabia was responsible for WTC, we invade Iraq while protecting Saudi Arabia.

We waste Afghanistan for years, OBL is in Pakistan. We protect Pakistan. In fact, Reagan ensured Pakistan got nukes, protected Pakistan from the US CIA and the US State department so that it could acquire nukes. Even supplied some technology and supplies. Knowingly.

So where is the sense in your "my neighbor was killed, I get to kill anyone and everyone I care to, and torture the rest!" Explain that to me in the context of whatever morality you would care to. There are some moralities which can justify that, and I'd like to hear that if it's the case.

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