[sachmo]

Originally posted by Q:
I am a citizen of the country the Geneva convention comes from, which the US government not longer obeys when it comes to the war against terrorism.
But my compassion for the victims of the terrorism is absolutely independent of their passport and I sincerely hope that my reason would still govern my emotions when a relative would be under the victims.
But no matter how much I share the cry for justice, no matter how much I understand your concern for safety: the basic human rights must never never never be canceled for a human beeing, even if this human has commited the most horrible crimes. If you go over this line you will end up in tyranny and become inhuman yourself.[/QB]

I see your point...I really do. In fact, a big part of me still feels that way. But when I close my eyes and see a car bomb exploding and killing my family, the rights of terrorists pale in comparison.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that the US didn't stir up this hornet's nest by themselves. However, if we are fighting an enemy who targets obviously innocent civilians and who's only purpose is to destroy as many of my people as possible, then how can I give pause or quarter to them in return? If a man were to break into my house and try to harm my family, I would kill him, or die trying. Unfortunately for me, I can't see the distinction in this case, except my government is doing the figting for me.

In response to this quote:

Posted by Dogscoff
If it's so complicated, why do the US, UK and other governments think that such a simple 'solution' (kill loads of random foreigners) can be applied?

All that I can say is that I believe that the policy my government is following is the one that they believe to be the most effective. If there were an alternative to the fighting, I believe that they would persue it. I know the US isn't popular with many people, but our government isn't out to take over the world. Nor do we revel in the deaths of foreign nationals. But we will protect ourselves, and that's where things get ugly. I am an American, and I want my children to grow up and be safe. Whatever it takes.