You are so right and your words bring to mind the most painful imagery, but that does not mean we should stoop to their level. Kill the ones responsible for 9-11 along with those who supported it and would do further harm if not stopped. Allow a war-time reasonable amount of collateral damage, wherein innocent civilians are killed.
But capture an entire family, including infants, and put a bullet through their head? Sorry, but as much as I hate our enemy, I have not yet become like them.
Sorry, but as much as I hate our enemy, I have not yet become like them.
I do not wish to become like the animals that attacked us. However, unless we start to speak a language they understand, we can expect more of the same. More innocents will be killed because we lack the vision and the courage to make the tough decisions that will end suicide bombings.
Truman knew that his atom bombs would kill tens of thousands of innocent Japanese. His decision to kill those people saved the lives of at least one million US servicemen, and the anguish of many times that at home, and saved many million innocent Japanese civilians who would have died in the US invasion.
The same can be said for Arabs. Kill some now, so we don't have to kill millions later. Kill some of their innocent so some of ours may live. Those are the types of decisions you need to make when you make war. Sitting back and being very British about the whole thing only prolongs the problem and is worse than action.