I have always enjoyed torture. It’s so much fun! Just kidding, but seriously folks, I have no problem with torture or going medieval or Attila the Hun. (Old joke, Attila why do they call you the Hun? Well sweetie!). Seriously, why I don’t object to torture or pillaging etc is that I am tired of pretending that war is an honorable endeavor and those who engage should be worshipped and idolized. Listen, from time to time war is necessary and when it is there are no rules. We kick their ass or they kick ours no matter what it takes, and in my opinion the uglier, more brutal the victory the better. Stop pretending that it is an noble, honorable endeavor. Don’t get me wrong, I believe our soldiers should be supported and applauded, but if we’re going to fight medieval assholes, then we don’t need to start with one hand tied behind our backs by some rules that only apply to one side.
Again, let me make clear that I am a supporter of our military men and women. They perform an important national function — keeping the country safe. And they are mostly very honorable people. I just happen to believe that there would be less warring if it was less idolized. Remember, we won WWII by essentially vaporizing two hundred thousand collateral damage victims. Brutality wins and quickly! Now, or at least under Obama, we would rather have our soldiers killed than risk the chance of a single collateral damage casualty. That’s crazy! So I say if you’re going to fight, fight to win period, no holds barred, or don’t fight. Just sayin’.