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twhfan
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« on: January 22, 2002, 04:31:54 pm » |
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I have to agree with Lems on this one. I, too, saw pictures of the prisioners bound and blindfolded and didn't feel any sympathy toward them. In fact, I thought, " If the situation was reversed, the Americans wouldn't even be alive right now. They probably would have died some horrific death and the Taliban would be celebrating".
I'm not normally a vengeful person, but I'm truly not concerned for the prisoners' welfare at this point. To be extremely frank, it bothers me that we are spending so much money feeding and housing these Taliban prisoners when there are so many poor Americans who are hungry and homeless. I don't mean that the prisoners shouldn't be fed and housed, just that it bothers me that we are spending so much money on them. And the Talibans treatment of women!! Yet another reason I'm unable to muster any sympathy or concern for the prisoners. As for all the folks who are so concerned for the prioners well-being, where were they while women were being so abused by the Taliban? Just my own personal opinion.
I can certainly understand Andrea's concern about justice for all and not stooping to their level. Clearly she's a kinder person than I. And in response to the comment about why the prisioners are in Cuba, perhaps they are safer there than in our penal system. If they were in an American prison, it's likely that American prisoners would harm them. Just a thought...
There, I feel better getting that out of my system.
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