I often wonder why the left always cringes in horror at the thought of water-boarding a couple Islamo-fascists, other than the fact that they are fascists themselves, there seems to be no other reason than to undermine the ability of America to defend itself and others as has been demonstrated over and over again.
America has been one of the few countries on this planet that tries, almost to a fault, not to inflict unnecessary casualties in war. Since the Gulf War, our collateral damage and killing of innocent life has been dramatically low. It still happens occasionally, but war is hell, after all.
War is Hell
By Bruce Walker
Sherman was right: War is Hell. The current war against the Judeo-Christian world waged by al-Qaida and other radical Moslems is no different. War is Hell and Hell is full of torments. Our role, as children of a Loving God, is to make that Hell and those torments as quick, as slight, and as limited as possible. But it is not our power to end pain, to make peace, or to stop torture.
We cannot stop a Holocaust without inflicting pain. We cannot end the Gulag without hurting people. We cannot free slaves without the horror of civil war. We can be silent, passive, and helpless in the face of evil, and, perhaps, survive. But we cannot stop evil without fighting evil, and that battle cannot be conducted without hurting people.
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