And you buy all the conspiratorial bullshit you read on websites like prison planet. As I've made known on many occasions, I do not and have never endorsed military action in the middle east. What you keep failing to understand is that its about the use of power and the effects on the United States image. The United States can't employ the kind of unrestrained warfare the terrorist do. They will always be constrained by the western rules of warfare and western values of human rights.
This does not mean the United States government doesn't act against its own principles but such actions can never be overt. If we wanted to wipe out terrorist organizations we could easily do that but the political consequences would be disastrous. It is for this reason that the people like President Obama employ radical Islamic groups to do its dirty work .
i have never heard of prison planet sorry! hardly think i'm spouting conspiracy theories here
"always be restrained by western rules of warfare"? what a crock of sht.
an unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation leading to the death of hundreds of thousands is in line with "western rules of warfare"
they make up the rules then break or change them as they see fit.
to quote the then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on iraq invasion "I have indicated it was not in conformity with the UN charter from our point of view, from the charter point of view,
it was illegal."
and i actually agree with you about "restraint" but that restraint has nothing to do with principles or any moral superiority. it's exactly as you said, if the US goes too far with its aggression the "political consequences would be disastrous".
the 'terrorists' simply don't have any facade they need to uphold.
