RE: [IRAQ] RE: Name Calling vs. Ad Hominem

From: Gary Miller (garymiller@starband.net)
Date: Thu May 08 2003 - 20:15:53 MDT

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    >> One precious life lost is still too much in my view.
    >> (~2500 Iraqi civilians died)

    And how many were saved from the torture, prisons and mass graves
    already found?

    And how many will be saved by redirecting the oil money to feed and
    benefit the population instead of building palaces, buying weapons, and
    paying off French and Russian politicians?

    Is it worth a loss of 2500 live to save the lives of perhaps 25,000 per
    year?
     

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    Subject: Re: [IRAQ] RE: Name Calling vs. Ad Hominem

    Damien Sullivan:
    >Without much loss of life, but that didn't
    > surprise --

    It depends on how you define 'much'. One precious life lost
    is still too much in my view.

    http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
    (~2500 Iraqi civilians died)

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