I guess there's no stopping it...

~~Tokka-B~~ · 03-22-2003, 11:53 PM

It's not moral. War can never be a moral act, not even as a "last resort." In the best case, war is a necessary evil. What is the moral difference between a crusade and a jihad?

Bombing of civilian populations is a form of terrorism, even more abhorrent than low-tech terrorist street bombings of innocents. This has been so ever since the first instance of "strategic" bombing (coincidentally, in Iraq, in 1917 by the British), up to the devastating bombing of Afghanis in our efforts to destroy Al Qaeda, and our continuing bombing raids into Iraq over the past ten years.

Pre-emptive war is anti-American. The concept was made infamous by Adolf Hitler, who claimed his aggression was necessary, to prevent attacks on Germany.

War always has corrosive effects on Constitutional Rights. It brings out the worst in presidents, vice-presidents, and attorneys general who are tempted to take Nixonian shortcuts.

Those were a few more of my reasons not to go to war with Iraq, basically war is just plain stupid, a bunch of barbarians using might, no brains. Why can't we all just put our heads together and come up with a global solution? Nah, that would take too much thinking, LOL.

03-22-2003, 11:53 PM	#11
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	It's not moral. War can never be a moral act, not even as a "last resort." In the best case, war is a necessary evil. What is the moral difference between a crusade and a jihad? Bombing of civilian populations is a form of terrorism, even more abhorrent than low-tech terrorist street bombings of innocents. This has been so ever since the first instance of "strategic" bombing (coincidentally, in Iraq, in 1917 by the British), up to the devastating bombing of Afghanis in our efforts to destroy Al Qaeda, and our continuing bombing raids into Iraq over the past ten years. Pre-emptive war is anti-American. The concept was made infamous by Adolf Hitler, who claimed his aggression was necessary, to prevent attacks on Germany. War always has corrosive effects on Constitutional Rights. It brings out the worst in presidents, vice-presidents, and attorneys general who are tempted to take Nixonian shortcuts. Those were a few more of my reasons not to go to war with Iraq, basically war is just plain stupid, a bunch of barbarians using might, no brains. Why can't we all just put our heads together and come up with a global solution? Nah, that would take too much thinking, LOL.