It would be easier to feel good abour our great humanitarian action if we had a history of taking great humanitarian actions when it was for strictly humanitarian reasons. As it happens, it appears that we take action when morality and economics intersect.
In my mind, comparing Saddam to Hitler reduces the monstrosity of Hitler. Regards, Jason --- "James E. Jacobsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those kids will have dislike and disdain for the 'programmers' > when they become aware of it all, -the Hitlerian charactor of Hussien and > the whole story which will come out like vomit for decades -and of which > they will be informed in their future educational experience. > Was there any Americans -any kids from the Minneapolis schools > protesting when the United States went to war to destroy Hitler?? My mother > says that at Roosevelt it was quite the opposite. Does anyone of older > generations now wish they had protested the American actions against Hitler > and the Nazis of WWII, -mass murderers of millions of Jews, Poles, Russians > and etc.? -Hussien paying to kill Jews in recent years. > Our action to get rid of Sadam Hussien is a great humanitarian > effort on behalf of the Iraqis, the Arabs, the world -and our own country, > and city -ref 9/11- and the protest craziness, here in Minneapolis and > elsewhere is badly stereotyped in events of decades ago and intellectually > dead to current issues. > James Jacobsen // Whittier > > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
