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Re: world mandate (Re: Why start with Iraq? - (Re: Iraq, Dictators, and Peace))
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:34:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > > Afghan civilians were
> > > > sacrificed to protect ground troops. The unwillingness to put troops in • danger
> > > > meant (probably) that OBL and MO were able to escape.
> > >
> > > Afghan civilians were "sacrificed"? What in the world are you babbling • about?
> >
> > High altitude bombing was used instead lower altitude bombing or ground • troops.
> > This saved the lives of servicemen, but was not as accurate. Afghan civilians
> > were sacrificed to protect ground troops and pilots. OK?
>
> I wanted to insert a comment. I'm agreeing with Bruce by and large in this
> thread (because he doesn't _at all_ seem to be defending the US' naughtiness)
> but on this one point, I knew exactly what Scott meant, and I agree with him.
> We did choose a course of action that was protective of our military apparatus
> with added risk to civilians on the ground.
I suppose it is obvious to everyone except Scott, but I'm not defending U.S.
actions to any particular degree, I'm just objecting to Scott's axe-grinding
and one-sided presentations. And I'm a liberal! I hate Bush. I don't like
Israel's actions. I don't agree with a unilateral attack of Iraq. Bush is
feeding the world a line of bull. War isn't the answer to everything.
Scott is losing what should be a prime demographic. :-)
As to bombing from high altitude, that has never been particularly accurate.
To use it is almost always a compromise. I just object to Scott's depiction
of it.
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> But I think that in doing so, we made the right choice, which seems to be
> opposite of Scott's stance. War is hell.
Absolutely. And the Brits beat Sherman to that by half a millenia with
their chavauchees. :-)
Bruce
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