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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Neocon who wrote (142079)7/30/2004 2:29:21 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
>> We do not kill merely in self- defense. We will also kill those who oppress us...

When was the last time that another country oppressed America?

The problem with your position is that the rules are just too arbitrary. It has now come to a point that never mind the self defense argument, it is considered by some ok to kill to preserve "a way of life" and "our interests". But what exactly do those things mean? I am not trying to put too fine of a point on it, but when someone talks about justifications for killing, then I think we should be very clear about them rather than have them in vague generalities.

Suppose the OPEC decides to sell oil at $100/b. Surely that will bring about a change to our way of life. Is that sufficient grounds to go and invade the entire middle east? Or are we going to let the "invisible hand" take care of it? Suppose the Kurds, who are after all a very distinct ethnic group with their own radically different language and culture, decide they want their own country. This can bring about changes in Turkey. Will Turkey be justified in invading Iraq if the Kurds do so?

BTW, my high school girlfriend was one of the boat people you speak of. They do not look at it in so black and white terms as you indicate. And one of my closest friends spent time in Khmer Rouge concentration camps. Now there is evil if you want to look into it, and it was by no means of the "lesser" variety. My Cambodian friend too does not look at things the way you see them. I get my info from more than "Miramax" as you put it.

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