From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Mar 18 2003 - 08:45:30 MST
--- Artillo5@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 03/17/2003 4:50:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mlorrey@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << > I did not say that Bush IS a war criminal NOW. He WILL BE one
> > from the moment the first Iraqui civilian and American soldier
> > has died.
> > The USA will be acting against international law and YOU KNOW IT.
> > The arrogance of the Bush administration creates more resistance
> > in the world with each announcements of future aggression.
>
> Don't even PRETEND to speak for American soldiers. Our military is
> an all volunteer force. There is NOBODY there who isn't there
> willingly, isn't 100% ready and willing to take Saddam to task or
> die trying. You have no idea how insulting and stupid you sound
> attempting to speak for the American soldier. >>
>
> :: Watches Mike's chest puff up uncontrollably large as he
> vociforously argues against a statement that wasn't even made ::
On the contrary, Hubert was claiming that the deaths of American
soldiers would make Bush a war criminal, and implied that he wanted to
remove Bush for such alleged future "crimes". He DID imply that he was
speaking for the American soldier. Perhaps you need to study your
english a bit more.
>
> It's amazing how much this list has degraded with regards to
> discussions about Iraq.
Yes, it is amazing after a year and a half of discussions, and many
claims by pacifist about 'war crimes', it is so easily demonstrated
that not a single pacifist on this list has ever bothered to ever read
any of the Laws of War, from the Geneva Conventions or those prior.
Those that claim to have done so have demonstrated that they did not
and do not comprehend them one whit.
With such resounding ignorance, the degradation of posts on this list
cannot be helped.
>
> ====================================================
> My question for my fellow Extropians is this:
>
> Is war for any reason something an Extropian should be espousing????
> ====================================================
War is a valid instrument of foreign policy, and especially necessary
when *some* parties to diplomacy act duplicitously and with
intransigence (i.e. France and Iraq). Such behavior makes war inevitable.
=====
Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- Gen. John Stark
"Pacifists are Objectively Pro-Fascist." - George Orwell
"Treason doth never Prosper. What is the Reason?
For if it Prosper, none Dare call it Treason..." - Ovid
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