SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: paul_philp who wrote (89153)4/2/2003 11:30:10 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
There is no moral case because war is not a moral issue. It is a strategic issue and the decisions are ruthless. The swelling music and waving flags help divert our attention from this hard truth.

The most serious problem with this argument is that populations go to war for moral reasons, whatever their leadership believes. Thus, the logic of morality is crucial to the consideration of war.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext