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Re: Outrageous Iraqi Geneva Convention Violation
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Tue, 25 Mar 2003 03:43:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:

"Our" side of this war might regard the conventions more than the other
side, thank goodness, but we'll break the rules if it suits our purposes.

Sooo, damning us if we do, and damning us if we don't.  Sounds about right.

You could equally say damning them if they do, damning them if they don't.
As others have said neither side is squeaky clean in this "War on Terrorism".

If you mean that I damn them if they breach Geneva Conventions, and I damn them
if they abide by Geneva Conventions, but fight to preserve an evil regime, then
yes you could say that.

As far as being squeaky clean, I don't agree that one must be perfect to
confront evil.  And I reject the moral equivalence of our actions to theirs.

JOHN



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  Re: Outrageous Iraqi Geneva Convention Violation
 
(...) Try saying these things to yourself out loud first -- before writing them here. Murder is murder. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Outrageous Iraqi Geneva Convention Violation
 
(...) And I reject that you can sit there on your high horse and say "Those b*stards!!" when you're doing the same thing. I'm not saying that the US is *morally* equivalent to SH and his regime--I'm quite thankful that, even though it was under (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Outrageous Iraqi Geneva Convention Violation
 
(...) You could equally say damning them if they do, damning them if they don't. As others have said neither side is squeaky clean in this "War on Terrorism". ROSCO (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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