[lit-ideas] Re: Willie Pete, well, okay, a little bit

  • From: Judy Evans <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:51:41 +0000

Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 2:26:34 PM, Eric Yost wrote:

EY> Then you come up with this ludicrous statement about "if
EY> someone's going to commit a war crime against you, etc." which 
EY> essentially excuses Saddam's invasion and looting of Kuwait.

No it doesn't.  Try reading it in context.

EY> What are you arguing against? Gulf War I?   Do you believe Saddam
EY> should have kept Kuwait? Was it just a knee-jerk reaction or do 
EY> you have a more substantial position to offer than posting 
EY> Godwin's Law? That's why your question doesn't make sense.

My first post argues that all war crimes are war crimes, not only
those committed by the defeated nation/s.

My second post is a reaction to your knee-jerk reaction, "Saddam did
worse".







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Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK

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