To: Ichy Smith who wrote (196843 ) 2/17/2007 4:56:40 PM From: epicure Read Replies (2) | Respond to I'm not sure what you are trying to say in reference to the words of mine which you have quoted. I fail to see a logical connection.feel betrayed all the time (frequently no matter what decision you take someone ends up feeling betrayed), but those feelings don't mean any traitorous acts are involved, or conversely, just because someone might feel betrayed, doesn't mean one shouldn't do the right thing, EVEN if the right thing ends up with some people feeling betrayed. Here's an example- in any war, no matter how wrong it was, the mothers and fathers of the wounded and killed are bound to feel betrayed if the war is halted before victory. I am sure some Japanese felt betrayed when their country finally surrendered unconditionally, but that doesn't mean the decision to surrender was not a good decision. In other words, that certain people may or may not feel betrayed has no bearing logically on whether a decision is correct. So I have no idea how you jumped from what I said about calling people traitors to what you have to say about people in the military feeling betrayed because they don't get their way, or don't feel the military is given its head, or whatever you are saying. feel betrayed, bearing in mind the very specific definition of treachery?
