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Originally Posted by scaeagles
Not relating the two of them in the least except to suggest that I think North Korea detonating a nuke is more important.
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Gee, how could anyone have gotten the impression that you were trying to relate the two?
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Originally Posted by scaeagles
And while the national debate continues along the lines of waterboarding 3 terrorists, North Korea detonates a nuclear weapon. Good thing they followed through on their agreements to dismantle their weapons programs!
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To me, the issue of the bomb is not the issue. The issue of the bomb is how it shows what other countries think about agreements they make. I'm sure someone will say "but we tortured three people with waterboarding!".
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Well, I guess you're right. Setting up a strawman isn't quite the same as relating the two.