Regarding the Iraq War
The ends do not justify the means, especially when the original
end was a lie, when the means is war/death, and when the revised
end claims to justify the original - and a continuation of an
endless mean. For a little clarity and perspective, try applying
the govt "ethics"/"logic" on a smaller scale. A person trying to
justify the continuation of his mistake on the fact that it WAS a
mistake, was HIS mistake, was a BAD mistake, and has been going
on for a long time, is beyond most people's level of
comprehension. Yet somehow many seem to be able to accept this
same rationale on a national scale. There is nothing rational or
ethical about continuing this war/mistake. Unjustified aggression
does not defend further aggression any more than past spouse
abuse defends more spouse abuse. Nor does harm resulting from
past abuse defend further abuse, which is another "nonsanism"
(even more insane, if that's possible) commonly heard coming from
state/war supporters.
I know you are new here, but if you are gonna get "personally
offended" so easily, put on your steel-toed shoes. No one here
walks on egg shells for anybody, or avoids sensitive toes.
American Libertarianism is precisely that. Just like our
constitution, the LP / philosophy does not value world domination
over domestic goals. If a chance to spread liberty abroad
presents itself, I'm sure any Libertarian would jump on it; but
not if it comes at the expense of liberty at home. It's really a
very simple matter of basic priorities: America comes first. Do
you really think we Americans are in Iraq because we love them
more than ourselves??
-Mark
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I must agree with you here Eric. I had issues with the war and
still
do, but we are at war and must hope to achieve our objectives and
quit harping on the past. I suppose my logic here would be:
although
I have issues with the origins of the war, defeat at the hands of
Islamo-Fascists, irregardless of the pretext for war, is
certainly
far worse than winning the war and achieving our said objectives,
irregardless of my personal disagreements.
I simply find it amusing that those in this forum who front
liberty
and freedom as their mantra, loathe the attempted spread of such
liberties to others. I believe Paul claimed that not 1 American
life
would be worth achieving our objectives in Iraq. I find such
remarks
personnally offensive, because I percieve the political pretext
to
such a statement to have an underlying sentiment that liberty
and
freedom is reserved simply for us, even if that is not what
leftist
libertarians actually believe.
William
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