[William Terrell]

You know, your thinking is interesting. If the 120K or so of Japanese on American soil were not imprisoned, how many of that number would it have taken to cost some Americans' lives, possibly many American lives?

Taking that position, would you have willingly given up those American lives to not be a "racist"? How many American lives would you be willing to give up before you could think about internment?

Uncomfortable questions, don't you think?

[Poohbah]

If the 120K or so of Japanese on American soil were not imprisoned, how many of that number would it have taken to cost some Americans' lives, possibly many American lives?

A great many--far more than the actual number of Japanese-Americans . There were a few internments for good and reasonable cause. In these cases, the government presented evidence before a judge, and the accused was allowed to question that evidence. (Due process, whaddafugginconcept...)

Taking that position, would you have willingly given up those American lives to not be a "racist"?

How much freedom are you personally willing to forfeit in return for a government promise of security? That which they claim the government claims it can do to American citizens of Japanese descent today, can be done to "right-wing extremists" tomorrow.

How many American lives would you be willing to give up before you could think about internment?

Hey, let's get this back to Pipes' idiotic argument: the vast majority of rapists are men. One man can commit many rapes, and many of those rapes can include murder. How many rapes (and concomitant murders) are you willing to accept before you could think about imprisoning interning all men in concentration detention camps?