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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (43098)	2/1/2002 2:50:11 PM
From: Yogizuna	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Did you not ever hear or read the old saying two wrongs do not make a right? Taking a massive amount of human lives and causing horrible suffering because one presumes they will be saving even more is playing the devil's game, no more, no less. Many terrorists we are now fighting think in similar terms, and they are also playing an evil game and are just as guilty as the terrorists of WWII....

To: Neocon who wrote (43098)	2/1/2002 3:37:36 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You presume what I cannot: that Truman and his advisors had the requisite malice to be war criminals, that they had to appreciate the evil of their actions, and nevertheless, out of vengeance, racism, and/or political calculation, went ahead with them. If your presumption comforts you, so be it. History shows that malice is not uncommon as a motivator. History also shows that it is not uncommon for intelligence, malice, and success to share the podium. I think it is very clear that "vengeance, racism, and/or political calculation" informed the thinking of Truman and others. I think to believe otherwise is to pretend that much of the records of the past have no meaning. It is also to suspect Truman of automation rather than partiality. I would rather suspect him of partiality. All of us have that... Truman did hate the Japanese. It was not a unique position to hold.