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Subject: 
Re: More on Palestine
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 04:15:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:

The same old "it was war" excuse. Winning the war wasn't terrorism, dropping
the bombs was.

Really ROSCO, I should know better. You're just trying to spin me up as a
diversionary tactic because, well, I don't know why you are doing it, except
perhaps to divert attention from the thread topic?

This exact debate has been held here before, nothing has changed my view. We
were at war with a fanatical, evil empire, and we needed to win. Using those
weapons to win a war we did not start was appropriate. Both times.

I'm not going to debate that point further here and now. You can have the
last word but I'll say in advance, you're wrong.

So I ask again, why not use the same weapons now? Are we not currently at
war with a fanatical, evil emp^H^H^H group (or groups), and need to win? Is
it not appropriate to use those weapons to win this war? Why / why not?

ROSCO



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  Re: More on Palestine
 
(...) I'll discuss that if you like, but not whether using nukes in WW II was terrorism. It wasn't. (I again say shame on you for even suggesting it was). I just ran across this: (URL) it has some food for thought. I skimmed it quickly so I'm just (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: More on Palestine
 
(...) Really ROSCO, I should know better. You're just trying to spin me up as a diversionary tactic because, well, I don't know why you are doing it, except perhaps to divert attention from the thread topic? This exact debate has been held here (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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