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To: SoCalPol
“They attack us because we’ve been over there. We’ve been bombing Iraq for 10 years.” In other words, America deserved to be attacked by Al-Qaeda.

I disagree with the way you characterize his words. Paul is giving an explanation, not a justification.

Suppose a guy goes walking down a dangerous inner city street at 1:00 a.m., carrying a big sack of quarters. He gets mugged, and then I say "That guy shouldn't have gone through that part of town." I'm not saying that the victim did anything morally wrong, nor that he didn't have a right to keep his money, nor that he shouldn't have the right to walk anywhere he wants at any time.

If I said "he shouldn't have done that" I'm really not making a moral statement at all. I'm just saying that the mugging was fairly predictable given the circumstances and that the victim's behavior was not prudent. My statement would mean that I think the victim "deserved" what happened to him.

48 posted on 07/21/2009 2:27:00 PM PDT by timm22 (Think critically)
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To: timm22; SoCalPol
Oops. The last line in post #48 should have been:

My statement would NOT mean that I think the victim "deserved" what happened to him.

Sorry.

50 posted on 07/21/2009 2:30:46 PM PDT by timm22 (Think critically)
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To: timm22

You have twisted yourself into a knot defending this fascists.


51 posted on 07/21/2009 2:49:08 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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