Gunny
Gold Member
IControlThePast said:Despite many people in the Middle East not liking us, there are still quite a few of them who are not terrorists, but have potential to become terrorists if we don't watch our actions. If we put him in the meatgrinder, we're just saying to them that we're just another Saddam by a different name.
Nobody here has proposed not killing Saddam. Even I say it is an acceptable punishment. But how does executing him with a bullet to the head instead of a meatgrinder "tie our troops hands behind their backs," and not "bring back more troops alive?"
That "potential terrorists" argument doesn't fly with me. They're adults. They can live or die by the consequences of their actions, but I'll be damned if I'm going to hamstring my army to mollify them.
Dude, please get a sense of humor. If you're in doubt, ask. The comment about the chipper was made in jest.
Why have you completely ignored the fact I suggested putting a bullet in his head in my last post, and focussed on an off-the-cuff comment made earlier? How was I to know there was a literalist lurking about?