Denys,

I can't tell you their names specifically but they lived in Afghanistan.
This US regime like past US regimes, including at least the last two, has
pursued a policy of indiscriminate killing for the sake of "a greater good."
The fact that the regime(s) have been able to assuage their consciences and
allay public outcry by calling it  "collateral damage" does not change the
fact that innocent people are dying. The policy is in and of itself morally
bankrupt no matter what you feel about the justice of the regime's original
cause.

I will not engage in a quantitative argument. Whether the US killed 6, 60 or
6,000,000 in the pursuit of this policy is irrelevant. The fact that one
died is enough to make it the act and the policy illegal. The perpetrators
of the act and the creators of the policy are by extension criminals.

The current regime is already creating a public relations campaign to blame
the Iraqis if any of their civilians die. The Iraqi government should have
just surrendered and everything would have been ok. Going back to my police
analogy you cannot solely blame the criminals if the police decide to carry
out a firefight in an area inhabited by innocent people. Certainly, one must
blame the criminal because their behavior was a contributing factor to the
police presence but this by no means exonerates the police. You can't say,
"We are making the streets safe for the people but not for that poor slob we
shot by accident." It just doesn't't work.

As I have said before, if you can't make omelets without breaking eggs then
give up omelets. Whether anybody has the moral right to decide who lives and
who dies is open for debate. I will, with feet firmly planted, state that
political and temporal regimes are certainly not on the short list of those
that should have the power over who lives or dies.

Let Peace be the maxim by which we act because we will Peace to become a
universal law.
Work For Peace
The opinions expressed herein, whether mildly held opinions or hardcore
opinions are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
Yosef Rosenblatt

-----Original Message-----
From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 1:43 PM
To: rosenblatt, joseph; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: OT: How the US is being viewed by AOL users


Joseph opines in part:  "The comparison of Dubya to Milosevic is valid.
Both, for reasons of their own national security, have waged war against
innocent people."

So, tell me again which are the innocent people against whom W has waged
war.

Denys

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