Yeah, see, being an ex-US Army officer is not supposed to prevent you from being able to condemn the murder of massive amounts of innocent people for the "crime" of revolting against colonial occupation.
And "you" have been giving them war for, like, 40 years now (100 years if you want to add Europe to the mix). That's, uh, kind of a big part of the reason they hate you in the first place. And funnily enough, no matter how often you keep invading their countries and murdering them by the score, they just keep hating you.
And Spain pulled out because their government lied about the bombing (saying it was Basque terrorists when they knew perfectly well it was al-Qaeda but wanted to avoid the political backlash until after the election), and the US government lied about why they were there in the first place (and the Spanish populace had never supported the war anyway). Not that it would be a bad thing if the United States actually removed all their troops, bases, and massive amount of regime-propping-up largesse from the Middle East, but that is about as likely to happen as the sun rising in the west tomorrow.
And what difference is there between calling for a pile of heads to make the enemy fear you if it's Bin Laden doing it as opposed to blackaeronaut? They are calling for mass-murder for the purpose of very literal terrorism. That is, indeed, his and your entire premise: do it to make them fear you. The abyss gazes also into you and all that, but seriously? It's a monstrous, depraved attitude to hold that shows absolutely no regard for human life.
And "you" have been giving them war for, like, 40 years now (100 years if you want to add Europe to the mix). That's, uh, kind of a big part of the reason they hate you in the first place. And funnily enough, no matter how often you keep invading their countries and murdering them by the score, they just keep hating you.
And Spain pulled out because their government lied about the bombing (saying it was Basque terrorists when they knew perfectly well it was al-Qaeda but wanted to avoid the political backlash until after the election), and the US government lied about why they were there in the first place (and the Spanish populace had never supported the war anyway). Not that it would be a bad thing if the United States actually removed all their troops, bases, and massive amount of regime-propping-up largesse from the Middle East, but that is about as likely to happen as the sun rising in the west tomorrow.
And what difference is there between calling for a pile of heads to make the enemy fear you if it's Bin Laden doing it as opposed to blackaeronaut? They are calling for mass-murder for the purpose of very literal terrorism. That is, indeed, his and your entire premise: do it to make them fear you. The abyss gazes also into you and all that, but seriously? It's a monstrous, depraved attitude to hold that shows absolutely no regard for human life.