LadyOfHolyDarkness, Eater of Souls wrote:
trickybeck the Sly wrote:
If they had said he would be "hunted down and prosecuted in a court of law," then I'd be more optimistic.
Why?
Some people do unforgivable things, and thus they don't deserve to go on living. What good would come of putting these people in prison for years on end. Catch 'em, kill 'em, and lets get on with what we're doing over there... re-building and getting the hell out of the Iraqis lives (now there's an optimistic thought).
First, we're talking about the middle east, so the result of prosecution would likely be death, not prison. And while the case against Zarqawi is clear, identifying the "friends and supporters" is a tougher job. If you kill anyone that anybody has accused as being a friend or supporter, you'll end up doing more harm than good.
That's the whole point of a trial, to make sure that you got the right guys.