Posted by alexandra_k on January 18, 2005, at 17:00:44
In reply to Re: What would you have to say to someone, posted by Miss Honeychurch on January 18, 2005, at 15:49:32
Yeah ok so if some person is going to kill me and it is a me or them situation and there is NO OTHER WAY - then sure, self defence.
But when American military go into SOMEONE ELSES country with weapons intending on killing people in their military (I suppose the collateral damage is unintentional to be fair) then I would have to say that it is THEM (from that other country) who are defending themselves.
If you break into someone elses house then you are the attacker and them the defender. If you go into someone elses country same thing.
It is pre-emptive.
But the damage WAS done.
It is not 'pre-empting'.
It is RETALIATION.
And round and round it goes...
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