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PosterChild

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28. No comparison whatsoever.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 11:02 PM

Feb 2015

There is no comparison between taking the life of an active beligrrent who is an ongoing threat, and taking the life of a prisoner of war who is no longer capable of doing any harm. A prisoner of war is a ward of the state and must be treated humainly.

On edit, Maher qualified his remark, but for those who might not understand the distinction, my comment stands.

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Bill Maher: The United States also burns people alive...from the air [View all] Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 OP

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Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #2

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I know, right? cwydro Feb 2015 #6

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I suggest cleaning our own house before JEB Feb 2015 #4

He's right, he must be reading DU where this has been pointed out numerous times. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #5

+1000. polly7 Feb 2015 #10

Their hypocrisy is breathtaking Ramses Feb 2015 #17

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The point Obama and Maher make is to not to repeat the mistakes of history. How can you not repeat Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #12

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Deflection, and topically irrelevant. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #16

topically irrelevant Fred Drum Feb 2015 #20

Should it be limited to burning POWs? MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #24

Good luck getting any kind of coherent response. Rex Feb 2015 #27

I'll probably be outfoxed again. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #29

Well you are silly there is no doubt. Nobody asked you to jump in here and defend the USA. Rex Feb 2015 #25

It's a message forum, not email. Anyone can comment on any topic, as you just demonstrated. stevenleser Feb 2015 #30

And then there are executions in the US that take 30 minutes or more Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2015 #19

On the ground too. Downwinder Feb 2015 #21

Black people were burned alive in the US. kwassa Feb 2015 #26

No comparison whatsoever. PosterChild Feb 2015 #28

Over 2,000 innocents have reportedly been killed by drones, burnt where they stood polly7 Feb 2015 #31

Yes, it is true... PosterChild Feb 2015 #33

Just the rumor that they happen daredtowork Feb 2015 #32