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From: idc@cs.hw.AC.UK (Ian Crorie)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Air raid on Libya
Message-ID: <810@brahma.cs.hw.AC.UK>
Date: Sat, 26-Apr-86 12:26:58 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 26 12:26:58 1986
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In article <3265@ut-ngp.UUCP> osmigo1@ngp.UUCP (Ron Morgan) writes:
>to come. So WHAT if a few Libyan civvies were killed. We didn't go over there
>for the SPECIFIC  PURPOSE of killing civilians, unlike Khadafy, who targets
>only the most helpless (such as mild-mannered old librarians, two-week old
>babies, and people buying tickets in airplane terminals), and then laughs over
>their corpses and says "more to come." 


Why is it that enemies have to be turned into the personification of evil?
I suppose it makes them easier to hate and then we can justify *any* action
against them.   Next time around in this game of retaliation he'll be
reported biting the heads off infants no doubt.

I like the 'justification by specific purpose' arguement.   'Not our fault
some jews died, our SPECIFIC PURPOSE was just to keep Germany for the germans.'
Well that's all right then.


>We are in Nicaragua for one reason only: to prevent a Soviet-backed regime on
>the American mainland. The opinion of the Nicaraguan populace, etc., is really
>immaterial. That situation could not be tolerated, PERIOD. Get real.


Well at least it's refreshing to see someone being honest about US involvment
in South America for a change.   The "etc." presumably covers international
law, common sense and respect for democracy.

Get real and take cover.

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