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To: TideGlider who wrote (736863)	9/3/2013 9:21:57 AM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 1578550

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria hailed a "historic American retreat" on Sunday, mockingly accusing President Barack Obama of hesitation and confusion after he delayed a military response to last month's chemical weapons attack near Damascus until after a congressional vote. "Obama announced yesterday, directly or through implication, the beginning of the historic American retreat," Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper said in a front-page editorial. reuters.com

To: TideGlider who wrote (736863)	9/3/2013 11:59:02 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By Taro Respond to of 1578550

Have we really become so insane that there is doubt about the father’s legal right to kill the miscreant in order to defend his daughter? In this particular case, the father used his bare hands–good for him–but that presumably was only because he didn’t have a weapon on his person. The idea that he needs to plead remorse in order to avoid a murder prosecution is ridiculous. And this incident occurred in Texas! God only knows what would happen to a man who saves his five-year-old from a depraved fiend in New York, or California.