m II wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

If we called them terrorists, we would have to shoot them. Take your
choice.

I see you leave no option for open trials in a public court. Public servants in
a free society shouldn't have to hide everything they do from the tax paying
public. having gulags out of your country in order to circumvent your own laws
is NOT right or moral.

mike


They are not soldiers, as Iraq doesn't have a legitimate army now
that their old movement is gone. That leaves terrorists or enemy
combatants. Take your pick. We can detain enemy combatants, while a
terrorist places no value on life. Not yours, mine or his. They are
cowards who think they will gain fame and glory by dying while killing
others. They are mentally ill. They do nothing productive for the rest
of the world. They kill people, destroy property and the lives of those
around them at every turn.

They are not citizens of the US so they have no rights on US soil.
They could only be tried for war crimes in the US. If they are freely
released back to Iraq, they will rejoin the fight. What good will that
do?

It IS A VERY GOOD IDEA to keep them elsewhere. They can't escape and
harm our citizens, or rejoin the fight. Or do you prefer the killing to
go on for decades? Do you know anything about how a military HAS to
operate to be effective, and minimize death on both sides of the battle
line? The last thing most soldiers want to do is kill. It affects them
for the rest of their lives and it can even drive some of them to
suicide, even though it was a kill or be killed situation.

Grow up, find a yourself a working set of balls and learn more about
the real world. It can be and quite often it is a deadly place. I
think that we waited too long to start rooting out terrorists. A lot of
people would still be alive if they were found and killed early on.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida