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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
This is a pretty persuasive post. Thanks.
One question, and something I find really offensive. If he is guilty of these crimes, why did he only serve 8 years? That is what bothers me.
Why did Harper even accept him back?
I agree torture is bad and should not happen even to despicable people like Kadr. But he has committed a crime that people on the other side of the debate including me feel he didn't serve enough time for.
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Honest question: morally speaking, if Khadr was wearing a Taliban military uniform and reported to a slightly more resilient and better organized Taliban "state", would that suddenly transform Khadr's actions from "criminal" and "despicable" to non-criminal and non-despicable?
I'm struggling mightily with that idea.
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To look at it another way: how can it be right that American soldiers were legally entitled to kill militants like Khadr, but if militants like Khadr fight back and kill an American soldier they are guilty of a serious crime?