Tread lightly on the things of earth

Here’s a SOTU observation I hadn’t thought of specifically, but which points out something I realize informs my own understanding of what’s going on in U.S. leadership:

I found it truly disgusting, offensive, and embarrassing to hear my President talking about “eliminating” terrorists, as opposed to bringing people to justice for their illegal (even heinous) acts … International organizations who are bastions of support for human rights do NOT think that murder, killing, assassination, or even capital punishment for that matter are solutions and/or justifiable … for any action!

I agree, wholeheartedly. To me, matter-of-fact talk about “eliminating terrorists” implies we’re falling into the same black hole that energizes and consumes the terrorists. We must not — and many of us will not — go there.