Where are the Christian Democrats?

Faith, I'm sure that Nazi Germany with their idea about eugenics also had the motive of doing good. Motive does not necessarily excuse the consequences.

Faith, I am not 'making a moral equivalence'. You were stating a principle, and I merely showed that this principle does not hold up as a universal truth. That means, you claimed that the US has good motives in general, I am saying that good motives are not enough to determine if the actions are actually good.Do you disagree with my point? Or would you rather not discuss the matter and just call me names (moral relativists).By the way, why do you start talking about 'The Left' or 'communist world' in a reply to me? Do you know more about me than I do?So, back to the original question, I am not making a moral equivalence. I am challenging merely challenging the fact that having a good motive is a good excuse for the consequences of a specific action.

While you may not like the comparison between Bush and Bin Laden, comparing the two men is not an ad hominem attack.The Ad Hominem Fallacy uses the reasoning that you can invalidate a statement or arguement by a person, by personally attacking the person making the argument. That is: You attack the messenger instead of the message. For a better description, click here.As an example of an Ad Hominem attack: