# Some War Criminals are less criminal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 2, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034 "2005-02-02T20:28:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034/61 "2005-02-03T21:50:33Z")

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> [@New Iskander](#):
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> Not mad. Just think those soldiers deserve understanding. Not an excuse or exoneration, not even sentence reduction. Just understanding. Kinda like ultimate justice, you know?

Why, exactly, do they deserve our understanding?

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034/62 "2005-02-03T21:57:10Z")

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> [@El\_Kabong](#):
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> **New Iskander** , … you are not making an enormous amount of sense here. Please just say what it is that’s upsetting you, without all the metaphorical filigree and hypothetical questions, 'cause it appears you’re getting lost in your own rhetoric.

You say that as if this is out of character for **NI** ; this is actually his standard posting technique. Anyone trying to make sense of it is on the classic fool’s errand!

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034/63 "2005-02-03T22:34:57Z")

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> [@Early Out](#):
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> You say that as if this is out of character for **NI** ; this is actually his standard posting technique. Anyone trying to make sense of it is on the classic fool’s errand!

Torturing people in Michigan is different from burning down trees in Afghanistan you fucking leftie!

I’ll bet you can’t refute that, can you, you fucking commie!

Remember, a vote for Kerry is a vote for Osama!

-Joe, doing an impression…how’d I do?

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**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034/64 "2005-02-03T22:35:23Z")

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> [@manhattan](#):
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> Thanks, **NI**!

Give me a shrubbery, or I shall say Ni to you again!

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-war-criminals-are-less-criminal/288034/65 "2005-02-03T22:55:30Z")

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> [@Merijeek](#):
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> Torturing people in Michigan is different from burning down trees in Afghanistan you fucking leftie!
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> I’ll bet you can’t refute that, can you, you fucking commie!
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> Remember, a vote for Kerry is a vote for Osama!
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> -Joe, doing an impression…how’d I do?

The resemblance is truly remarkable! Bravo!!

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