I KNOW that was in English. But it came from Yiddish. OY!

Listen up though. Personally, I could give a rat's ass who has what political philosophy. The slaughter of people may result from politics gone wrong, but it's been done in the name of left-wing governments as well as right-wing governments. There are few countries in this world that have not at one time or other engaged in some sort of mass killing, usually in the name of politics (ideology, etc). Just because some sonuvabitch happens to have the adjectives 'communist' or democratic upholder appended to his/her name no more makes them my political friends than owning a dog means I would excuse the things that dog does. 'Them's just words!'

Guys, when people slaughter their citizens or anyone elses citizens, regardless their political posture on a given day, I am of the opinion that THEY--the individuals--should be taken down. Lest anyone misunderstand that phrase, I mean taken to the north forty and shot. We have no worries about destroying mad dogs. I see little difference--other than species.

Please don't defend the military junta in Argentina--no one has but it's gotta be next--, the actions of Pinochet--he's directly related to numerous murders, Stalin, or for that matter GWB or Tony Blair. The fact is that in the clash of political and military foes tens of thousands of civilians are getting killed and maimed. I know the people posting here and you do NOT condone the slaughter of civilians. So let's all back up a bit and give it a real good look.

70,000 deaths, mostly civilian
10 death, each some sort of political leader

From a math point of view it's a no brainer.