tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post6585345737171259612..comments2023-02-27T09:16:58.058-05:00Comments on Lonesome Banjo Chronicles: How can I hate the war but love the warrior??Brian Swenkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13050177322173363803noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post-26047711213168256992011-08-11T17:03:17.232-04:002011-08-11T17:03:17.232-04:00I think further complicating the Bin Laden thing i...I think further complicating the Bin Laden thing is that we essentially did it in a foreign country that we essentially had no permission to be operating under those terms in - now I know some Special Forces folks so I know that it happens more often than we think but I don't know that it's the right way to go about it - particularly when we're already so hated in the world. Innocence projects nationwide have shown the problems with the death penalty by far, but for those it doesn't convince I usually point out the cost differences between life in prison and the death penalty. Last I checked it was significant......... eh, it's a long conversation, and difficult, huh?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469382982063659778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post-15543424124349828962011-08-11T13:07:10.113-04:002011-08-11T13:07:10.113-04:00The death penalty quandary in the case of bin Lade...The death penalty quandary in the case of bin Laden is something I purposefully avoided here knowing that it is a different conversation. But this is where we get into the "grey area." Should we kill (if no other option is available) someone that is preparing to harm innocent people? Most all would say yes. If I had to save my family from death by an intruder using a weapon I would. But I don't agree with individual states sentencing people to death for quite a few reasons, the biggest of which is that innocent people are wrongly convicted. I feel very strongly about that. Where does bin Laden fit into this picture?Brian Swenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050177322173363803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post-17904416586573827592011-08-11T10:18:21.599-04:002011-08-11T10:18:21.599-04:00Hey now dancing_lemur - I take offense to that as ...Hey now dancing_lemur - I take offense to that as a girl that loves war movies. I'd say that as a anti-death penalty anti war gal who supports her troops and loves a good war movie (my fave by far is Apocalypse Now)I can understand the quandary - and answer it with the fact that it's hard not to admire the sacrifice involved in such endeavors as well as the extraordinary actions involved. How can you not get a little worked up? And yet when you step back and look at the big picture it's also fairly impossible, for me at least, to support the actual war. Some gut instinct makes us cheer those justice actions like Bin Laden's death, but when we step back from the moment we can realize that it doesn't match our convictions. Am I glad he's gone? Yes. Do I approve of the way it was done - well, that's much more complicated....Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469382982063659778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post-85280345674751215362011-08-10T21:41:22.632-04:002011-08-10T21:41:22.632-04:00And it would have made a VERY short blog post.And it would have made a VERY short blog post.dancing_lemurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544443358958466637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post-72522273766164162322011-08-10T10:01:28.764-04:002011-08-10T10:01:28.764-04:00Yes, but "Hey, I'm a guy" doesn&#...Yes, but "Hey, I'm a guy" doesn't really work much in these times. Yall are too smart for that!Brian Swenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050177322173363803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192397503742326021.post-73434508047502005492011-08-10T07:32:29.472-04:002011-08-10T07:32:29.472-04:00So...your explanation is that you're a guy, ba...So...your explanation is that you're a guy, basically? :)dancing_lemurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544443358958466637noreply@blogger.com