Well said, SR. A good steadying whiff of moral clarity.
As I said to another FReeper, who brought up the "what if she was gang raped by a pack of jihadi's?" scenario (used to be "by a Big Black Man with Gonorrhea" but hey, this is the 21st century)---
"It's the jihadis who don't have any ethical objection about killing the innocent. The rest of us do.
Think about that."
Good rejoinder, and good to hear from you again. :)
Peace,
SR