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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush
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To: JBTFD who wrote (81122)5/31/2007 5:24:41 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
I was addressing your logic applied to the having the right to attack another country being a double standard. It is not as I have demonstrated.

You seem to have abandoned that argument to ask my opinion about this statement:

"Do you think the act of attacking another sovereign country without outward provocation is not an immoral act??"

You are now asking my opinion of this specific type of unprovoked aggressive action and whether it is an immoral act or not. This is indeed separate that the discussion about double standards.

Having noted that and your apparent willingness to claim it is the same argument inspite of the logical disconnect on your part, I don't mind venturing my opinion on this entirely separate topic "my opinion of your statement"

My opinion is that you have not provided enough detail for your statement to qualify as a moral or immoral position. You would have to clarify more about the decision to attack than that it was unprovoked since unprovoked only implies that the country under attack didn't strike the attacking country first, which is not the same as declaring the attacked country's innocence, nor does it define what qualifies as sufficient provocation.

A country's conduct is no more or less moral than the individuals, or collective of individuals, authorizing the conduct. So, I will treat your question as though I were answering for myself as an individual in such a circumstance. If I as an individual chose to attack someone who was minding their own business without causing or threatening harm to others, I would be acting irrationally and immorally. If I as an individual saw a heinously brutal crime being committed before my eyes, I would not hesitate to intervene in an attempt to forceably stop the heinously brutal crime. This would be a rational and morally good decision on my part. It would be conduct consistent with concern for justice and the well being of others.
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