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Originally posted by Penske_Account
The supermajority of American patriots would just as soon see the terrorists summarily executed after we extract the info by any means necessary.
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Sure, as would I. But I take a somewhat longer view that the
lex talionis perhaps is quite costly in the long run. As much as I'd like to kill anyone who raped my wife immediately, I recognize that as a civilization of civilized people we actually are better off by committing that responsibility to the state.