Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
"be consistent"
 
PerlMonks  

(OT.ot)(grinder) A-Bomb spin

by gregor42 (Parson)
on Sep 14, 2001 at 19:19 UTC ( [id://112443]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Asbestos Clear & Present Danger
in thread The World Trade Center Tragedy

you are way off mark to suggest that the A-bomb ended WWII in Japan.

I did not. You are attempting to spin doctor my comments to justify your rant. I was speaking about desperation:

It is also clearly an act of desperation. In WWII the japanese resorted to the 'divine wind'/kamikaze attacks because they clearly were losing the war. It didn't prevent them from losing, it only made the final resolution more bitter. We resorted to the A-Bomb because projections for taking the island of Japan put the casualties at one million. In this way, using the A-Bomb saved lives. But in the pure view of morality you're looking at the difference between civilian & combatant's lives...

I will repeat that I do not condone the killing of civilians, even in times of war, which this is clearly not, since no formal declaration war has been made by our cowardly enemies. However, a military response towards military targets is the only response anyone can realistically expect. Even if, as may very well be in this case, your "military bunker" or "munitions factory" is a basement apartment with a bunch of guys with bathtubs, gasoline, and soap - straight out of Fight Club.

This is terribly sad, yes. But a chain of events has been put into motion that isn't going to stop. I find the very wide and unprecedented powers that are being given to the CiC at this time a little ominous... Writing a blank check always is... And this one has War - American style filled in for the amount.

But while you may throw stones at the imperfect handling of these events, you fail to offer an alternative, consequence-free path of action.



Wait! This isn't a Parachute, this is a Backpack!

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://112443]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others scrutinizing the Monastery: (7)
As of 2024-03-28 18:56 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found