Lori Fye wrote: >Sarah: > > >>I'm in favour of the war (so long as there's an intention to fight it >>with minimal loss of life, >> >> > >Colin: > > >>as long as it is not your loved ones or you? >> >> > > >Excellent point, Colin. Would everyone who would PERSONALLY ship out >to go to war against Iraq please raise their hand? > I was thinking of the people of Iraq. If we were in similar cuircumstances, would we thinkit is worth the killing of our friends and neighbours and familyto achieve an aim? 'minimal loss of life' is not minimal to those involved.
The expression also smacks of racism or something similar because to think such a thing we have to de humanise those people. > >Lori, >1 of only 3 known veterans >on this list > >~
