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[quote=Anonymous]Is this desire to put them to trial as enemy combatants driven by the fact that the two suspects bombed an area or because they have supposed Muslim ties? I am trying to understand the reasoning here since both of them were US citizens.

If the Aurora shooter bombed the movie theaters instead of shooting it up, would we want him put to trial as an enemy combatant? Recall that he also wired his apartment with bombs, so things would have been seen much different if he also bombed the theater. Would your answer change if the Aurora guy had muslim leaning whether he shot or bombed the theater?

I guess I am trying to figure out if the desire here is more on the act or on the religion. I am leaning more towards religion but am willing to hear a intellectual argument (emphasis on intellectual) to sway me a bit.

I think we go down a slippery slope if we pick and choose american citizens we want to claim are enemy combatants. Its one think to charge a foreign person as one, but to then decide what US citizen deserves that title based on the act or supposed ties, can lead to a cluster fuck of issues that can essentially tie things up in court even more if you really think about it.

Note, I did not mention or bring up one person from either political party. I get each side has an opinion, but Im not making this in to a D v R or Bush v Obama debate. Try hard to fight the temptation for this thread [/quote]

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