We aren’t stupid commie bastards, if you want to murder and torture people then don’t think that you represent America, or me or Ronald Reagan.
I don’t see anywhere in my post where I said we should murder and torture people. My point was that the Russian character is a bit different than us in the west, and it always has been.
What makes you think most Russians wanted communism? For almost their entire history they were brutalized by one dictator or another, Mongols, Czars, Nazis, Communists. For the average Russian it was mostly a matter of going along with the powers that be just to survive.
Communism always fails of course, but I won’t fault the Russians for fighting terrorism. Do you think waterboarding is torture? Would you support the prosecution of Bush officials for torture?
Ansell, with all due respect...we killed what? half million or so Japanese civilians with two bombs... to save the lives of our troops...rightfully
We firebombed the crap out of German Industrial cities to make a point even after it was sort of pointless...granted we did protest a bit but Winston insisted
We are willingly to kill buttloads of non combatants when we think it;s in our best interest and nobody winces over it and nor should they
Now you want me to believe that torturing folks who purposely engage in horrific barbarism against our own civilians like the Muslims and some separatists do in SW Russia is something we would not engage in to stop it?
we have always tortured if we had to, it's silly to think we can't if the stakes are high enough
retribution killing of civilians is frowned on and has been rare but it has happened...that does separate us but then again...we can kill pretty damn forcefully if we feel we are up against the wall....women and kids, the whole nine yards...it's the state of humanity...we're just more restrained than most would be with our power...maybe too restrained lately