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Re: Not the right way to exit?
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Date: 
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:54:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Laswell wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
Do we have the responsibility to right every wrong in the world?

Every wrong?  No more than the next guy, which is to say that we shouldn't just
ignore them if we have the power to coerce them to go away, and we shouldn't be
unwilling to step up and correct them by force if it's unconscionable not to do
so.

This is the sound of complete agreement.  And as an example, I think US military
should be in Sudan, though it's a little late.

Chris



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  Re: Not the right way to exit?
 
(...) Every wrong? No more than the next guy, which is to say that we shouldn't just ignore them if we have the power to coerce them to go away, and we shouldn't be unwilling to step up and correct them by force if it's unconscionable not to do so. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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