> From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Zim wrote: > > > >> *If* there is anything as a just war - which > >> I don't say the 1967 [[**]] war was - then it makes sense to use all valid ways > >> to make it an easier win. > > [[**]] Oops. A typo. 1973. > > > > > But in fact most countries even in war follow certain rules. > > > Which is not this case, is it? The atrocious thing was attacking > Israel for the purpose of pushing the "Zionist invaders" to the > Sea. A military victory would be immediately followed by a > huge progrom against non-combatants.
pogrom > > Attacking when every one is drunk celebrating is one thing; > > attacking on a solemn holy day is another. There are lines > > that are drawn even in war and this was over that line. > > > Question: is it in the Geneva convention anything about > attacking in a solemn holy day? > > OTOH, AFAIK there never *ceased* to exist a state of war > between Israel and Egypt, Syria, Jordania and Lebannon, > so the attack can be "justified" as just a new troop movement > in a war that started in 1948 and didn't stop until then, with > bursts of extra activity in 1948, 1956, and 1967. > > > I have stayed out of most of this debate but I think it is important > > to understand war for what it is and what it is not. It the destruction > > of individuals not of your tribe for the advantage of your tribe. > > > In Heinlein's _Starship Troopers_, war is defined as the use of force > by one g*vernment to impose its will over another g*vernment. Same diff. > > But it is not total destruction. > > > But in that case, the purpose of the Arab attackers *was* total > destruction! Which is what makes it immoral to side with the side that's goals are genocide. > > I think rules exist precisely because war is part of our species > > history and our social structure. Wars come and go and if there > > are no rules than life becomes intolerable because the next > > war is more attrocious. > > > Rules exist because humans have a hypocrite mind. The only > reasonable rule for war should be: "don't". Some teachings of Jesus come to mind. Oh well.
