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Oh I know exactly what you mean. I mean, I likewise have felt a great deal of sympathy for small pox as well. I know its a horribly deadly disease, and one would never want to catch it. That being said, it is a species...albeit a virus... but it deserves a chance to live on Earth just like every other creature. Once Western Civilization took it upon themselves to erradicate the lifeform it really didn't stand a chance. It wasn't to blame for being deadly to humans. We could have just stayed out of its way. Perhaps we could have contained it where it popped up, but let it run its course in order that it survive and we don't come off as the real monsters. We had a choice. Small pox did not. We should just have left it alone. Afterall, everyone knows that Humans are ultimately responsible for spreading the virus. We did give it the means to grow and thrive... in our bodies. AIDS, Ebola, and Herpes too. The whole vaccine/cure thing is just a corporate, right wing cospiracy with the wealthy 1% and Halliburton to enrich doctors and drug companies anyway. C'mon. Where are your hearts, Man. Saddam and his brethren terrorists are no different than a virus.

Excuse me now. I need to go walk my dog before I destroy something expensive.

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Funny thing about insects: they're like little robots. If they get a certain stimuli, they will always react the same way. Push the appropriate button and they attack without any intelligence. If a threat comes to the hive, the poor mindless worker bees attack and kill themselves to the last one. I am not a robot. I have emotions and I try to think for myself. I do not follow any Party or President without thinking for myself. I totally agree that Saddam is a low-life scum who deserves death. So does about half the leaders in the world who condone violence and murder. We chose, for whatever reason, to get Saddam. Maybe he IS a major terror threat. If he is, then I say President Bush did the right thing. But I can still feel sorry for a murderer. I would not want his punishment to be any less, but I can still feel pity. That comes from being Human. :)