You mean Congress isn't doing its duty if it isn't always declaring war on someone? No wonder they want to invade Canuckistan now -- there are no other rogue states left.
Gary Smith wrote: > Actually, no. We had a treaty, signed by Congress, stating we would > defend Korea from any invasions. Congress also ratified our working with > the UN on fighting the war. So, it was done under the okay of our > Constitution. You see, the Constitution doesn't say we have to declare > war, it only says that it is Congress' duty to declare war. > > Would you say that the Nephites and Capt Moroni should then have trudged > into Lamanite territory and totally obliterated the enemy? Or was their > defensive war a villanous thing to do? This sounds totally opposite what > you have been saying concerning the possible upcoming war with Iraq. We > just see it differently. Different enemies require different treatments. > Some can be persuaded with diplomacy, some with a little muscle and > containment, while others require full out offensive. > > If it were just us against the North Koreans, I can see your point. But > as Jesus told us that the wise man counts his pennies before building the > house, we had to determine just what level of interdiction we were > willing to make in Korea. Given that the Soviets would have jumped in on > the war if we were to have invaded China, we were looking at nuclear > holocaust. Truman wasn't willing to go that far, and I thank him for it. > > K'aya K'ama, > Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www > .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html > "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > JWR: > Unless the order is illegal. And Truman's orders were clearly illegal by > > any constitutional standards. The whole war was unconstitutional. > .... > And that is the whole problem. Nations have no business going to war > with > a "limited plan." Do you think that either the North Koreans or China > had > a "limited plan?" Talking about a "limited plan" is talking about > pulling > your punches. And in any fight, pulling your punches is the road to > defeat such as we suffered in Vietnam. > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
