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To: Alighieri who wrote (166877)4/7/2003 5:51:50 PM
From: i-node  Respond to of 1580229
 
I don't think so.

Fortunately, the righteousness of a war is determined by history, not by some political party's perspective.

I may come around to forgetting that so many had to die

How can you make such an obviously inept statement? So MANY had to die? The coalition has lost what, 200 (including the friendly fire incident in the North)? And the civilian casualties have been minimal -- probably in the hundreds, a figure far fewer than the number of people who die monthly at the hands of Saddam -- and most of them died at the hands of Saddam & his death squads.

If you're mourning the deaths of the "Elite Republican Guard", "Chemical Ali", or the "Fedeyeen", I can only ask what is wrong with your thinking? It literally makes no sense.



To: Alighieri who wrote (166877)4/7/2003 6:42:45 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 1580229
 
I may come around to forgetting that so many had to die if we manage to turn the country around and if we stop trying to solve problems with violence.

Violence considered in and of itself is not a good thing but if violence can prevent much greater death and suffering (which more years of Saddam + sanctions, or probably even just more years of Saddam even without sanctions would have caused) then the violence is at least the lesser of two evils.

Tim