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Publius — (archived)

That you persist in turning the misadventure in Iraq and the Afghanistan situation into a football game. While you stuggle for winners and losers, root for your home team, denigrate your opposition; the world continues to turn.

If you know nothing about war, might I suggest Sir John Keegan's The History of War. A very interesting read and it might help you to understand war as a social event that has had many faces over the centuries. I suggest this in the hope you might come to recognize the political/social/economic demenisons to invading another country. Even Lao Tsu said you should never get into a fight unless you have something to win. Note: this was some thing, an objective, substantive gain. Just winning isn't enough to justify the atrocities of modern war. Ancient war was often ceremonial and had some pagent-sorta like a rose ball game. Modern war is costly in lives, materials, money, and a sense of human spirit.

A triple overtime field goal for Penn State was winning. Do you actually compare that to devastating a smaller weaker country?

How you and Pat Robertson explain your sense of morality is beyond comprehension.

Publius

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