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This is ridiculous....

They should just use the billions in known frozen assets to pay the lawsuit (Organizations linked to terrorism groups, etc...). Actually what they should do is take those frozen assets and invest them in stopping the terrorists.
 
hokiethang said:
They should just use the billions in known frozen assets to pay the lawsuit (Organizations linked to terrorism groups, etc...).
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You know, If it goes to the family of a civilian that was killed by a terrorist...yeah, that's fine. But soldiers and their families? I don't think so.....
 
zenkidori said:
Or just give some to me so I can buy a house, some land, build a track, buy an aston and start my rotary tuning shop. :stig:
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There should be enough to go around for everyone in the US to get an aston or two...

but actually what I should have said, is to use some of that money to make sure the families of those killed not only during 9/11 but during any other recent terrorist attack (London subway bombing, Madrid train bombing, etc...) are taken care of.

As for the soldier suing, under the patriot act he has a right to, and if that money takes care of those who lost family and there's extra, I don't see a problem, as long as the civilians are taken care of first.
 
Firecat said:
hokiethang said:
They should just use the billions in known frozen assets to pay the lawsuit (Organizations linked to terrorism groups, etc...).
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You know, If it goes to the family of a civilian that was killed by a terrorist...yeah, that's fine. But soldiers and their families? I don't think so.....
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Why, what's wrong with a soldier or their family getting compensation? What if the soldier died in duty, should their family not get compensation?

Sure, I think the lawsuit is silly, but in the sense of loved ones who die in duty, I fail to see why a soldier who died doing his duty shouldn't be given the same respect as a civilian who did the same, or was innocently killed.
 
Well you don't sign up to be a soldier without knowing you could be killed or maimed. Seems kinda lame. "How DARE you shoot at a soldier who shoots at you! What, do you think soldiers are for shooting at? That you can just shoot these guys running around with guns?" I mean, man up a little.
 
zenkidori said:
Well you don't sign up to be a soldier without knowing you could be killed or maimed. Seems kinda lame. "How DARE you shoot at a soldier who shoots at you! What, do you think soldiers are for shooting at? That you can just shoot these guys running around with guns?" I mean, man up a little.
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Well, the civilian contractors who go into Iraq and Afgahnistan are in the same boat. Sure they may not be doing the fighting (and not every soldier in Iraq is shooting guns at other people), but you go there with full knowledge of the risks.
 
I'm sorry. I thought it was the job of the american government to take care of its own soldiers.

Does anyone know the exact provision in the patriot act that allows this? I know there is a law (prior to the patriot act) regarding suing foreign governments....
 
YF19pilot said:
zenkidori said:
Well you don't sign up to be a soldier without knowing you could be killed or maimed. Seems kinda lame. "How DARE you shoot at a soldier who shoots at you! What, do you think soldiers are for shooting at? That you can just shoot these guys running around with guns?" I mean, man up a little.
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Well, the civilian contractors who go into Iraq and Afgahnistan are in the same boat. Sure they may not be doing the fighting (and not every soldier in Iraq is shooting guns at other people), but you go there with full knowledge of the risks.
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Yeah, and?

If you go into a warzone, you run the risk of getting shot and/or killed. period. That's like going into a restaraunt and suing for getting your food, makes about as much sense.
 
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