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The difference as I see it is that we are right. Frankly I could not waste a single moment considering what Osama bin Laden thinks. Hitler thought he was right does that mean that we have to allow a single moments justification to the holocaust?

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good points, and no, I'm not trying to justify slaughters by any past or current world leader on the grounds that they thought their side was right(or to consider what Osama thinks)I'm just saying that when bombs
are used, even when necessary, accusation of the
T word rears its head. In these modern times, and as bad as a "traditional"war is, that's something to consider-especially considering how slanted the media can get with an article. It's easy to push a button and end off a few tons of explosives. We need to legally quiet down some of our own media before even thinking about a scenario like this. I'm not against freedom of the press, but sometimes the press abuses their own right.
As far as just bombing them all, war is sometimes necessary sure, but we need a balance somewhere. The pacifists have a point when they say killing for peace is like sex for chastity.

How'd we get from hunting with a .50 cal to this anyway?

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People just need to understand the press is largely anti-American in their views and accept they are lied to more often than not on political issues.

Peace is only attainable when all sides want it.
It is generally necessary to kill a lot of the enemy before they opt for peace.
The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima SAVED millions of lives.
Even then the peace was nearly lost to fanatics in Japan who very nearly intercepted the Emperors radio address before it was gotten out of the Palace.
Pacifists are invariably fools who only live because people who are not pacifists protect their lives and liberty. Or nobody figures they are worth killing. See http://orwell.ru/library/articles/pacifism/english/e_patw . Orwell (of all people) states it very well and it applies right now.
Once the fight is on there can be no "balance" its win or loose anything else is simply prolonging the agony and killing more of our people. Look at Korea and VN. The UN killed a lot of UN troops in Korea by its actions and the fact that the UN was and is infested with communists made "secret" operations impossible.
The on and off bombing in VN killed people I served with by encouraging the enemy.
Don't even go to the people who dreamed up the "sex for chastity" thing while VN was going on. My attitude there is somewhat "biased".

Dan

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