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Daily Poll, What should the U.S. response be to the beheading of Paul Johnson?

Henaynei

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If you are going to quote me, please at least get the quote right ;)
neocon said:
Study some History-bury them so that the purpose of their holy Jihad is thwarted. It worked for Allenby.


BTW what is YOUR answer. I am sure you have one you are anxious to share.
What I actually said was:
Henaynei said:
Start burying terrorists with pig carcasses - not retalitory killings, just as/when they are killed in combat/homicide bombings, bury them so that the purpose of their holy Jihad is thwarted. It worked for Allenby.....
 
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The people who did this are not representative of the Iraqi people as a whole, just as the many, many *American* soldiers who tortured and abused many *many* Iraqi prisoners are not representative of our country as a whole.

We have goals in Iraq, and we have killed men, women, and children to achieve those goals. They have goals as well, (namely ending the US occupation of Iraq) and is it any surprise that they will kill in an attempt to achieve them?

Regardless of which side has the "correct" ideals and morals, atrocities have been committed by both.

Personally I feel that the most inhumane thing any individual can do is value people of one nationality, race, religion, sex, etc. over another.
 
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Valkyr said:
The people who did this are not representative of the Iraqi people as a whole, just as the many, many *American* soldiers who tortured and abused many *many* Iraqi prisoners are not representative of our country as a whole.

We have goals in Iraq, and we have killed men, women, and children to achieve those goals. They have goals as well, (namely ending the US occupation of Iraq) and is it any surprise that they will kill in an attempt to achieve them?

Regardless of which side has the "correct" ideals and morals, atrocities have been committed by both.

Personally I feel that the most inhumane thing any individual can do is value people of one nationality, race, religion, sex, etc. over another.
bueller....bueller....bueller....

paul johnson was killed by al-qaida operatives in saudi arabia, where he was living and working.

sticking with the movie theme: "dude where's my car" and "the pledge." repeated watching of those movies would make me confess sins that i didn't even commit.
 
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UberLutheran said:
...with the traditions and examples shown in Scripture?

What do you think Jesus would have done?

Well, let's see...considering who He was and what He could do, he probably would have wept for Paul Johnson briefly, shaken his head in sorrow, laid his hands upon him and reattached his head, resurrecting him and sending him on his way. He then would have given up his own life in Johnson's place.

Go right ahead and follow his example. Meanwhile, the rest of us will deal with the issue by trying to stop it from happening again.
 
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Borealis said:
Well, let's see...considering who He was and what He could do, he probably would have wept for Paul Johnson briefly, shaken his head in sorrow, laid his hands upon him and reattached his head, resurrecting him and sending him on his way. He then would have given up his own life in Johnson's place.

Go right ahead and follow his example. Meanwhile, the rest of us will deal with the issue by trying to stop it from happening again.
Anyway, seeing that none of us can actually do that, lets think about what Jesus would have done if he was in our position, not the position that he was in.
 
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Robert43 said:
Hi, What would you do if it was up to you to make a decision about what action the U.S. should take?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/polls/


Robert.
The only reasonable and logical action is to increase the millitary budget, extend the bombing to nearby countries (in secret if neccersary) and deny everything.
 
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.....8000 children die each day from AIDs, but some people would have us believe that terrorism is the most pressing problem. Each and every day people are murdered for no good reason all over the world, and it is accepted as normal, but some people wish to believe that terrorism is a crisis.
 
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renegade pariah said:
.....8000 children die each day from AIDs, but some people would have us believe that terrorism is the most pressing problem. Each and every day people are murdered for no good reason all over the world, and it is accepted as normal, but some people wish to believe that terrorism is a crisis.
That's why the US isn't a true democracy: it wouldn't work. The common folk are stupid and easily manipulated in to believing anything. But there isn't much the government should do about AIDS anyways, that's a problem with the church not spreading the truth about sex before marriage.
 
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neocon said:
Two wrongs don't make a right. Revenge is not the answer.

Study some History-bury them so that the purpose of their holy Jihad is thwarted. It worked for Allenby.
I agree with you. Those people just don't think like us. I don't know - perhaps an eye for eye is the only way for them to get it.
 
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Bizzlebin Imperatoris said:
That's why the US isn't a true democracy: it wouldn't work. The common folk are stupid and easily manipulated in to believing anything. But there isn't much the government should do about AIDS anyways, that's a problem with the church not spreading the truth about sex before marriage.

*Queue Yelling*
 
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Oblivious said:
I agree with you. Those people just don't think like us. I don't know - perhaps an eye for eye is the only way for them to get it.

In all humility - perhaps it's not only THEM that needs to "get it."
 
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