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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: BubbaFred who wrote (9134)	2/17/2003 1:49:58 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 25898

However one should remember that such crime against humanity could become exemplary in the future and viewed as an o.k. and righteous thing to do, as long as one can do it for the cause of freedom and democry or other tenets. Not exactly. The US did prosecute and convict Lt. Calley after the My Lai massacre. OTOH, if anyone believes his superiors didn't know what was going on, I've got several bridges for sale. The usual military response to scandal is to fix the blame at the lowest credible level. He was it. This is what the anti-war people want to prevent and to show by example that crime against humanity is not the right thing to do. You don't get an argument about that from the US military or gov't. We are a party to most treaties in this area. we also need to determine the impact on other nations. None are so blind as though who will not see. Or do not want to. Willful blindness by gov'ts is hardly new. The warmongers want to equate it to a Saddam support. IT IS, D*N IT! That's exactly what it is! If the West had presented a united front to Saddam without all these protests, what do you think would have happened by now? I think he would have (1) gone into exile, or (2) been shot by his own military. Instead you give him and they hope that the West will break into chaos and do nothing. On the contrary, the anti-war people have deeper understanding and perception on the complexities of the situation,* Yes, we know, you're so much more intelligent than we are. And so humble about it too. There are also other ways to remove and eliminate Saddam without performing armageddon on the civilians. All it takes is one bullet. And one man in the right position to fire it. Now find him.