...how do you fight this war otherwise?
It's so easy to criticize when you're not fighting..
Yes, its easy to us debate here, in a forum, in a chair, having cofee. But if you dont talk about it, who will?
Its easy to end the war. Nuke all Middle East, south Asia and North of Africa. Im sure that will hit 90% of terrorist.
but wait! Millions of innocents will be killed also in the process! We cant do that!
If you, our reader, had that thought above, you have hope
We have limits. ANYONE have limits. We must stay away the "border line".
If we allow (in fact you, since its your government) torture for this purpose, we will allow torture for all. And believe me, you wont live in a country where torture is used as a "interrogatory tool".
No War is easy. There is no way to fight and win EASILY. People will die. Civilians will die. Your neibor, friend, relative will die. If a country enter in a war, everybody must be prepared to horror. Its not a walk in the park. ITS WAR.
But if we want to be the "good guys", we must follow rules. Simply like that. If we dont want to follow the rules, we cant ask others to do so.
And EVERYBODY (not just the terrorists) will start to use the same tatics.
And I bet that USA cant win a war like that.
except nuking everybody else. But its still an loose-loose situation.
So its better go strictly to the rules and expend YEARS to win.