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[Deep13]

145. What the hell are you talking about?

Nothing you said refutes my point. Before the battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas sent two soldiers away to deliver messages. Those two men were the only survivors of the "300." Both men killed themselves. Such is the respect that warriors command.

The Taliban hid bin Laden because he was an asset to them. That does not make them any less human that we are. The capacity of atrocity exists because of our humanity, not despite it. The French and Germans were taught to regard each other as nonhuman during W.W.I. Likewise the Americans and Japanese in W.W.II. The justification of murderous ethnic cleansing always involves the characterization of victims as non-human. Now with labels of "terrorist" and the Taliban's labels of "infidel" and "invader" we are each doing it again with no better reason. This attitude does not win wars, but it makes them much worse for those involved.

I feel sorry for victims, not respectful (with the exception of those who brought down the fourth plane). Getting killed is the easiest thing in the world as it is entirely passive. Putting oneself in danger for his cause, on the other hand, is worthy of respect. I do not know what your background is, but if you are a soldier (I use the term generically), you might want to keep in mind that your enemy is saying the same kinds of thinks about you and with one notable exception. You're in his country. Bin Laden made war on America for one day. We have made war on Afghanistan (and it really is "on Afghanistan&quot for ten years.