At 21:32 14-9-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
> > An act of war is an agressive act by the military of a country against an
> > other country.
>
>Are you sure? This poses some very interesting quesitons....
>
>The first one, Dan beat me to:
> >So, if a country only employed civilians to build and launch a nuclear
> >missle, it would not be an act of war?
This point is moot. I *know* of no country that would only employ civilians
for this, and I do not think any country *would* leave it to only civilians.
>Additionally:
>
>If it is demonstrated that military officials of Afghanistan or Iraq or
>both gave aid or comfort or both to the terrorists that implemented this
>attack, does that constitute an act of war?
No, because neither Afghanistan nor Iraq launched a military strike against
the US. Did you see Afghani or Iraqi troops, planes or other signs of their
presence in Manhattan or Washington? I certainly did not.
>Should State-sponsored terrorism against another State be considered an act
>of war?
My answer should be obvious from some of my earlier posts on the subject.
>If this State-sponsored killing of thousands of civilians should
>not be considered an act of war, why not?
My answer should be obvious from some of my earlier posts on the subject.
>What is the appropriate US response to the killing of thousands of civilians?
The appropriate response would be the same as for any other crime: find out
which individuals are responsible, gather evidence, arrest them, and give
them a fair trial.
Jeroen
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