Conservatives still fault Obama for not capturing Khattala much sooner. Bin Laden was promptly captured & brought to justice.. Ahh… nevermind. (I know, I know. I’m not supposed to talk about Obama’s predecessor because it’s ancient history, like Nero & Caligula.)They’re angry that Khatalla will be tried in a civil court, because he’ll plead the Fifth. Usually the problem with terrorists in courtrooms isn’t getting them to talk, it’s getting them to shut up.They say Khatalla should be held at Guantanamo where he can be tortured closely questioned, while bashing Obama for failing to close the prison.Seriously, maybe it’s time to congratulate the people in Intelligence & Special Forces that did a good job.
The “right” will only be happy, judging from the ones here, when over 1.5 BILLION folks are killed because a PORTION of roughly 16 million from a portion of the tribe of Semites have the GOP, ’er excuse me, “God” (the same ones Muslims adhere to) is on “their” side.
Considering all the hate generated by these folks, you’d think there was a better way? While not perfect, Buddhists, Jains, and many “primitive” religions, have done far better. Like, oh, just realizing that there IS an “unexplained” force in the universes, far more powerful than ANY “Man” can actually identify, without form, or demands for sacrifice, or war, might be a start, instead of anthropomorphizing a human appearing deity, made in OUR image, not the other way around for most of the adherents.
Jesus was also a pacifist. Please enlighten us as to how that justifies the countless humans that have died in his name. There is really nothing different between Islam and Christianity in that regard. People kill people. It ain’t god’s fault.
Jesus was a traditional liberal nor a modern one. He would be described more accurately as “libertarian” in modern political vernacular..The modern liberal takes from one person and gives to another, Jesus advocated to GIVE of YOURSELF (and of your wealth) to others VOLUNTARILY. .Charity at gunpoint has no virtue.
Uncle Joe Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Conservatives still fault Obama for not capturing Khattala much sooner. Bin Laden was promptly captured & brought to justice.. Ahh… nevermind. (I know, I know. I’m not supposed to talk about Obama’s predecessor because it’s ancient history, like Nero & Caligula.)They’re angry that Khatalla will be tried in a civil court, because he’ll plead the Fifth. Usually the problem with terrorists in courtrooms isn’t getting them to talk, it’s getting them to shut up.They say Khatalla should be held at Guantanamo where he can be tortured closely questioned, while bashing Obama for failing to close the prison.Seriously, maybe it’s time to congratulate the people in Intelligence & Special Forces that did a good job.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
The “right” will only be happy, judging from the ones here, when over 1.5 BILLION folks are killed because a PORTION of roughly 16 million from a portion of the tribe of Semites have the GOP, ’er excuse me, “God” (the same ones Muslims adhere to) is on “their” side.
Considering all the hate generated by these folks, you’d think there was a better way? While not perfect, Buddhists, Jains, and many “primitive” religions, have done far better. Like, oh, just realizing that there IS an “unexplained” force in the universes, far more powerful than ANY “Man” can actually identify, without form, or demands for sacrifice, or war, might be a start, instead of anthropomorphizing a human appearing deity, made in OUR image, not the other way around for most of the adherents.
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
dtroutma: Or for that matter, remember the Second and Third German Empires with all those belt buckles saying "Gott mit uns (God is on our side).
Tim Culberson almost 10 years ago
how can there be a ringleader when it was just a mob upset because of a video??
midas welby almost 10 years ago
Jesus was also a pacifist. Please enlighten us as to how that justifies the countless humans that have died in his name. There is really nothing different between Islam and Christianity in that regard. People kill people. It ain’t god’s fault.
echoraven almost 10 years ago
Jesus was a traditional liberal nor a modern one. He would be described more accurately as “libertarian” in modern political vernacular..The modern liberal takes from one person and gives to another, Jesus advocated to GIVE of YOURSELF (and of your wealth) to others VOLUNTARILY. .Charity at gunpoint has no virtue.
Enoki almost 10 years ago
Have faith. Obama has fouled up everything else he’s done in office, he’ll screw this up too.