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elleng

(130,864 posts)

14. No, Benjamin Franklin was not wrong,

Reply to WillyT (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:13 AM

Mar 2012

but neither were 'all of our cherished values . . . subsumed' by killing a wild, rogue terrorist organizer, virtually impossible to capture, and positioned to wreak untold havoc around the world. This was not done out of fear, it was a matter of defense potentially of an untold number of worldwide victims.

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My Point Was... In Response To... "here is your justification" [View all] WillyT Mar 2012 OP

He could have turned himself in Renew Deal Mar 2012 #1

He Was A U.S. Citizen... Like It Or Not... WillyT Mar 2012 #4

How does that make him different than any other violent criminal that won't turn themselves in? Renew Deal Mar 2012 #5

Did We Machine Gun Down Al Capone ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #6

Yes, because he was caught Renew Deal Mar 2012 #7

And We're NOT Supposed To Have Law Enforcement Authority In Yemen !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #10

Sorry, I'm not seeing it. Renew Deal Mar 2012 #12

Why didn't we capture Emil Matasareanu? Robb Mar 2012 #9

Really... REALLY ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #11

I don't know why you're saying "pre-crimes." Renew Deal Mar 2012 #13

"Under the tides of freedom"? Robb Mar 2012 #24

Making war on the U.S.... Icicle Mar 2012 #22

I sincerely hope you are not in law enforcement. Union Scribe Mar 2012 #19

No, he didn't have it right, elleng Mar 2012 #2

So... Benjamin Franklin Was Wrong ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #8

No, Benjamin Franklin was not wrong, elleng Mar 2012 #14

So... Show Us The Legal Indictments WillyT Mar 2012 #15

You sound ridiculous, WillyT. elleng Mar 2012 #16

And The Court Documents ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #17

Come on Willy... she want to LAW SCHOOL. She knows better than us. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #21

The attacks were brutal, but obxhead Mar 2012 #3

Yep...But Nobody Wants To Acknowledge That... WillyT Mar 2012 #18

No, it's human nature to blame the other guy. obxhead Mar 2012 #23

Given that we, for all practical purposes, created both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban... saras Mar 2012 #20