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- From: BL.JYC@forsythe.stanford.edu (Jon Corelis)
- Newsgroups: alt.desert-storm
- Subject: Re: Raid Started
- Date: 24 Jan 1993 12:25:59 -0800
- Organization: Stanford University
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- In article <727731421.AA08134@csource.oz.au>,
- Alan.Sawyer@f158.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Alan Sawyer) writes:
-
- > It is not good that some Civilians were killed but some could also be
- > Propoganda(Remember the 'Guests' that were used as Human Shields?)
- > and the troops that were killed have to expect than.And if Suddam was
- > concerned about his Citizens than he should stop angering the US an UN.
- > And during the strike about 20 Civilians died. How many of his OWN
- > people and Innocent people died when Suddam bombed and killed thousands
- > of Kurds and Sheites? And what of the Kuwaities that died?? What did the
- > do??. Look forward to your response.
-
- I think it's an index of how really indefensible our armed forces'
- actions in Iraq are that the only way people can figure out how to
- defend them is by coming up with two classic statements of moral
- cowardice: we're helpless not to kill innocent people because the other
- side won't do what we say, and besides even if we're murderers we're
- nearly not so big murderers as our opponent.
-
- I'm not a pacifist. There is legitimate need for waging war some
- times, but this is not one of them. And there is a morally respectable
- defense for inflicting civilian casualties in time of necessary war.
- That defense is: civilian deaths are regrettable and should be
- minimized, but they are acceptable and justifiable because they are an
- unavoidable consequence of military action which we must undertake to
- prevent our country from being ... [supporters of the current vicious
- insanity are invited to try to complete this sentence for the present
- case in some way that makes convincing sense.]
-