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Originally posted by sgtclub
It's because I am practical and recognize that we are in a time of war and in a time of war bad shit happens on both sides. It is also because I think self defication, while unpleasant, is not the end of the world.
All this is not to say that I think the POWs should be held indefinitely without process. I'm just not sure what that process should be.
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We all realize bad stuff happens in war. What has happened is not random, accidental "oops, my bad!" stuff. It's institutionalized.
We're also awareof the difficulties in applying criminal law-type procedure to international terrorists. I don't think a regular criminal trial is necessary. As for the AQ we've picked up, they can rot away in prison for all I care. But we at least need some semi-public forum to determine that they were actually AQ. I don't want my tax dollars used to settle Afghan tribal scores.
