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Originally posted by bilmore
I doubt that Dershowitz is a "fan" of torture. I'm no "fan" of dropping bombs on cities. Problem is, you need to take a stand that goes beyond the weenie "I'm not a fan of bad things". Sometimes you need to do bad things to stop badder things. Saying that you're not a fan of bad things is a copout.
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No, Bilmore. Doing bad things to stop badder things is a part of the way the world works. Rationalizing doing the badder things yourself in order to stop someone else from doing them is a copout.