The prisoners in Gitmo and other places are there more for information purposes than humanitarian purposes. Though once there they are watched over by the bleeding hearts who want to give them constitutional rights even tho they are not Americans. In past wars just due to how they are dressed and acting they would not have survived to make it back to the prison camps. They release certain prisoners who promise not to fight any more and the same ones are captured or killed in actions against our troops. we need a little more barbarism in our dealings with these fools.
You are real quick to jump on Dxie and anyone else that doesn't think like you as to their military service or lack of and call them cowards that run from military service when you know nothing about them. There are a lot of good patriotic peole out there that have never served in the military. If you don't like what he has to say then counter it with facts or your opinion of why you think he's wrong. Not go after his lack of military experience. And I never once saw a post where Dixie called anyone that served a coward.
your the one bringing up peoples lack of service like its a special deal that you have the only right to talk about military actions and that those who didn't serve have no right to do so. Why don't you try explaining why some idea can't work instead of degrading someones lack of service. You have the experience use it.
but gaffer, IF WE are fighting for ''rights'' that we feel we deserve and need to ''protect'' for ourselves thus ''war'' with others over them, and have also come to expect these rights for ourselves as humans... could we NOT expect and offer these same ''rights'' as Americans, to ALL others, regardless of their obedience to it or not? Do we believe in the Bill of Rights because it is ONLY meant for us?
it is hypocritical to our own constitution imo, to hold a detainee indefinately, without a hearing and without charging them, and without giving them the right to defend themselves before a jury...
the writ of habeas corpus is so important to freedom and justice, that it is THE ONLY RIGHT that is mentioned in our great constitution TWICE, as a protection.
it was and is also hypocritical to approve of ''torture'' when we have signed an agreement that says that we won't do it and we don't want it done to us BECAUSE it is INHUMANE. treaties are constitutionally binding, not there to reinterpret and rewrite the rules midstream ...with no other parties involved, which is what has happened, again, imo.
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