[Mr. Mojo]

The fact that you (in post #10) drew moral equivalence between Col. West's (non-lethal) actions against a single Iraqi terrorist to save his men and the Ba'athist party's torture of hundreds of thousands of innocent people is simply reprehensible, and indicates a serious mental condition.

Btw, I'm watching the Col.'s attorney on O'Reilly right now and he said that the Army has just now decided not to court martial this American hero. ......And is pension is secure as well. He's going to get just a slap on the wrists, much to your chagrin I'd imagine.

[Poohbah]

The fact that you (in post #10) drew moral equivalence between Col. West's (non-lethal) actions against a single Iraqi terrorist to save his men and the Ba'athist party's torture of hundreds of thousands of innocent people is simply reprehensible, and indicates a serious mental condition.

That mental condition is called "integrity." Fake executions (such as that engaged in by West) and beating prisoners (such as that engaged by West) were standard techniques of the trade within Saddam Hussein's secret police. Civilized nations don't engage in these sorts of practices for a reason: Where does it stop? At what point do you say, "OK, he isn't talking" and stop these activities?

[Poohbah]

Btw, I'm watching the Col.'s attorney on O'Reilly right now and he said that the Army has just now decided not to court martial this American hero. ......And is pension is secure as well. He's going to get just a slap on the wrists, much to your chagrin I'd imagine.

Actually, it isn't to my chagrin. The guy's CO made a decision. That's the way it works.

I still think a lot less of West now than I did at the beginning. He chose to make a public spectacle of the matter, and "misled" the public regarding his actions in doing so.