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[apocalypsos]

I just saw the video of the American being decapitated by the Iraqi extremists that's up on Ogrish.com. All I have to say is just ... ugh. And I have a strong stomach when it comes to mind, so the act itself isn't what disgusts me. (Be forewarned if you're going to go see it ... it's forty seconds long of them literally sawing on his neck. And just when you think you've seen enough, his screams just cut off.)

Let me put it this way. The first person to so much as imply that now we have to retaliate back at the Iraqis runs the risk of a first-rate TP-issue bitch-slap. "An eye for an eye" works just fine until you realize if you keep it up, everyone in the kingdom ends up a one-eyed whiny freak.

When. The FUCK. Is all this going to end?

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[jtersesk.livejournal.com]

The thing about this is, it was not a military action. The victim was an American civilian with no military connections at all - he was there of his own accord and not as a soldier or civilian contractor. The aggressors were Iraqi Islamic militants, not Iraqi soldiers. Thus, by definition, this was a terrorist act. It was not retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi POWs. It was a complaint against the US's refusal to effect a prisoner exchange. Basically, they were saying, "Fine, if you won't exchange our prisoners for yours, then we'll just kill yours."

This is yet another example of what religious extremists will do to make a point. This is another example of why the "War on Terrorism" cannot work. This is another example of why we need to get our asses the hell out of Iraq. That place is a pit of vipers and no one has an antidote.

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

This is yet another example of what religious extremists will do to make a point. This is another example of why the "War on Terrorism" cannot work. This is another example of why we need to get our asses the hell out of Iraq. That place is a pit of vipers and no one has an antidote.

I totally agree.