Travis:

You weren't there.

Maybe's and What if's are for people with regrets. I'd rather a bullet in the head than a public trial with the entire Middle East in outrage and protest.

No regrets.

you don't shoot the guy that is waving the white flag in the head, and claim its selfdefence

oh, and thraxle I bet more of my friends that yours have been in afghanistan

Kreuz:

Earthly conditions of servitude appear not to make much difference to God. We are either slaves of sin or slaves of the Kingdom.

God's authority preceded the Bible.

The authority of the people arises from the English common law and documents such as the Magna Carta in which the king gave up the power to tax and that power passed to Parliament.

Parents, especially fathers, had, and still have, authority over their children. In a desert setting, the different between life and death may depend on people not screwing up. Death by stoning might be preferable to dying in the desert.

"you don't shoot the guy that is waving the white flag in the head, and claim its selfdefence"

If you think the Taliban has or would have been sitting back relaxing then you are fairly naive. A "white flag" only counts if it's from the entire organization, not just one person. Regardless, I still prefer the bullet in the head method.

"oh, and thraxle I bet more of my friends that yours have been in afghanistan"

And this makes a difference because ________?

thraxle, sometimes I wish I had the edit button, but I said it as a reply to

"USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!"

lets see, bullet to the head = 60K dead afghans, 2k dead american+ allied troops in afghanistan, + whatever the number is in iraq.

other method, get what you asked for, but bushs friends does not get that much more money

the whole point is that it doesn't solve anything. if you look at the bigger picture...

Skrum I didn't have to be there. You don't have to taste a doughnut to know it's sweet. You were not an atheist. You claimed to be one because you were ill-informed. As most atheists are, according to some of the sharpest and wisest philosophers and theorists, including your boy Einstein.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xon4aIjrn_I&feature=feedu

this guy is rightwing hyperinflationist

So, MRK, you believe that if the Taliban surrendered Osama that they would have also stopped committing acts of terrorism around the world? If he were convicted in a court of law and executed, would the Taliban's reaction be any different than it will be now?