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Surely, you would not call that being responsive to our demands?

And we don't have a responsibility to respect their sovereignty (being that we believe [supposedly] in allowing nations and people to make their own informed choices in peace)?

We didn't even show them evidence. We demanded that they hand him over without even a single shred of evidence.

We said "Hand him over or we'll kill you."

And this is supposedly the "American way."

Feeling patriotic?

Yes, I'm feeling very patriotic. Now, that we've established that, when are you going to admit that the Taliban never offered to turn Sammi over to us? When are you going to admit there offer of turning him over to an Islamic court was so non-responsive, so much of an insult to the thousands killed by Sammi and his band of terrorists, as to justify our subsequent actions?

Sure, we had an obligation to respect their sovereignty. We honored that obligation when we asked for his surrender. They forfeited their right to live in peace when they rejected our just demand for his surrender. This was an "informed choice" on their part knowing the death and destruction caused by this man. Having made that choice, now they bear the responsibility and the consequences.

Let me remind you, that in a case like this, one nation doesn't have to prove a persons guilt for another nation to be obligated to turn over that person. Such standards are reserved for a trial. It only need be demonstrated that a trial is justified. That this, more limited, standard was met was obvious to all. The Taliban "offer" to only refer Sammi to an Islamic court demonstrated that they would not turn him over to us for trail regardless of the evidence we presented.

Now, a question for you - Does siding with the enemies of your country, with terrorist that killed thousands of your contrymen, make you feel patriotic?

We didn't even show them evidence. We demanded that they hand him over without even a single shred of evidence.

The Spainards claim they have the real terrorist and aren't going to hand them over. I expect we will treat them different than we treated the Afghanis.