re: That reminds me of something....
I have no idea why the story was taken down. It's still in a cache file.
You do realize that that piece from Apocalypse Now, often quoted, makes little real sense.
For one thing, "moral" and "without judgment" don't go together.
It does--sort of--make the point that there are people on this Earth that can't be dealt with from the usual diplomatic playbook, which is the point Simmons was trying to make.
A lot of people don't get this. In fact, the idea is anathema. There is no page in their playbook that says "us or them." For some of our enemies, that's the only page. It seems each new generation has to learn this the hard way.