[lit-ideas] Re: The Surgical Strike Option
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:20:01 -0500
The devil is in the details. Anybody can say let's bomb 'em. Specifically
what would happen AFTER our planes bombed their facilities? Would the
Iranians cease and desist the way we want them to? End of story? Would
there be any other interested parties? Would the Iranian people have a
reaction or would they embrace the American strikes? Would we cow the
Iranians into submission, they'll roll over, show their bellies and we'll
walk away? Specifically what do you think would happen? The Broadway play
Into the Woods was about what happened after the Happily Ever After. What
happens after the bombing ends in your opinion? What is your reaction to
the Rand piece and the General Odom opinion that Mike posted?
> [Original Message]
> From: Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2/12/2006 3:00:55 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Surgical Strike Option
>
> I just did. Did you miss it?
>
> Kant's Categorical Imperative urged us to act upon maxims which can be
> accepted as universal laws of nature. If someone argues that we ought not
> to bomb Iran's nuclear sites because we might at the same time harm
> moms/dads/little kids, then if this is treated as a categorical Imperative
> we should be able to apply it to all such bombings.
>
> I don't think Marlena intended the moms/dads/little kids to be a show
> stopper, but then why throw it out there? Our purpose is to war upon
> enemies when we deem it absolutely necessary. We seek to engage in just
> wars. We seek to minimize collateral damage.
>
> Lawrence
>
>
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