The nature of war

[aaron_mag]

Actually my story was totally an uncalled for tangent. I admit that it is an unusual circumstance but was so interesting I couldn't help but mention it. I also didn't mention that the INS had a tough problem in that the case would set precedent. By allowing this one case to go by which was unusual they were worried that others could say, "Yes I illegally immigrated here but I've lived here my whole life". It was a tough case. Once again I'm totally digressing....

[shartley]

Originally posted by aaron_mag
Actually my story was totally an uncalled for tangent. I admit that it is an unusual circumstance but was so interesting I couldn't help but mention it. I also didn't mention that the INS had a tough problem in that the case would set precedent. By allowing this one case to go by which was unusual they were worried that others could say, "Yes I illegally immigrated here but I've lived here my whole life". It was a tough case. Once again I'm totally digressing....

[Jack_Dubious]

Originally posted by Trigger_Happy
Evil has no problem killing! If we let evil win by allowing it, than we deserve the death we will receive.

Ah...and this is perhaps closer to the Nature of War, the subjectiveness of war. Evil. What is evil. You call the enemy evil.....yet does not the enemy call you evil? Who is right?


JDub


PS-according to TV, the guys with the goatees are always the evil ones

[Jack_Dubious]

Originally posted by shartley

Were these otherwise rational people part of the government? Because the last time I knew, private citizens can say anything they want, but it will not magically make internment camps happen.

I agree that internment camps wont happen anytime soon. But anything is possible...and history has a bad habit of repeating... That being said...Ill try and make some future predictions......

1. Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda will start making quality cars that everyone will buy.

2. America will be sneak attacked and people will run around crying that they had no idea something like that could happen.

3. California will secede from the Union (and we take Nevada with us) heh ok thats just my wishful thinking j/k


JDub

[Trigger_Happy]

In that case, I was referring to the aggressor as evil. If North Korea or Iraq want to make uncalled for weapons, they are an aggressor, if we let them continue, they will threaten and attack us. At that point we will wish we had spanked 'em when they had started. Will they threaten and attack us if we let them progress? I think so, and you can't change that , so don't try to tell me otherwise

Do I like the fact that the US has become cop instead of gentle giant? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! I hate it, but the fact is, that we are the only ones on earth that have the resources to keep looneys like Iraq and North Korea in check. China, Britain, Russia, France.... and ourselves agree that we need to stop North Korea's programs! Everybody knows it needs to be done! I just wish i were sitting in Switzerland letting SOMEBODY ELSE step in!

What irks me most is when our allies say "tisk, tisk" while knowing full well that they want us to do what we are doing so that THEY don't have to! All the politics involved in these things make me sick

Last complaint: We owe trillions of bucks to the same places that we give financial aid to every year, yet they don't forgive us the debts! If we ACTUALLY stopped policing, like everybody *supposedly*(AKA politically) wishes we we would, we might find ourselves in a world war! Personally, I think that this world is poised for a "Holy War". The muslims are pissed at us, and they will call it a "holy war" to gain allies. Things could get ugly

[Jack_Dubious]

All I gotta say is i know arabs and koreans....and we should *really* be worried with the koreans...

JDub

Originally posted by Trigger_Happy

Do I like the fact that the US has become cop instead of gentle giant? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! I hate it, but the fact is, that we are the only ones on earth that have the resources to keep looneys like Iraq and North Korea in check. China, Britain, Russia, France.... and ourselves agree that we need to stop North Korea's programs!