When may we expect you to apply it? Cheers, Walter Walter C. Okshevsky Memorial University Quoting Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I fail to see the reasonableness of the moms/dads/little kids argument. > Applying Kant's categorical imperative to this argument, we must face the > following: > > > > We should not retaliate against the Japanese who attacked us on December 12, > 1941 because moms/dads/little kids will eventually be killed. > > > > We should not help the British against the Germans in WWII because German > moms/dads/little kids will eventually be killed. > > > > We should not go after Al Quaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan because > moms/dads/little kids will also be killed. > > > > In fact something just the opposite seems to be operative. We are outraged > because they came after our moms/dads/little kids; so we retaliate. > > > > With the doctrine of preemption, we become convinced that a nation or > paramilitary force will harm our moms/dads/little kids unless we engage in > preemption. > > > > Lawrence > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Eric Yost > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:42 AM > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [lit-ideas] The Surgical Strike Option > > > > Marlena: I imagine we'll be told they are > > 'surgical strikes'...but they'll be as > > surgical as the ones in Iraq are/have been--and > > lots of moms/dads/little kids are > > going to be hurt/killed/maimed. > > > > > > Eric: Despite the obvious need to debate the > > ethics of the Iranians using their population as a > > human shield for nuke sites, as well as the ethics > > of striking versus not striking...here's some > > information about the likely area: > > > > [http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/040812.htm] > > Natanz--250 kms south of Tehran--is a nuclear > > facility, the previously secret existence of which > > was disclosed by the National Council of > > Resistance of Iran (NCRI) an Iranian opposition > > group in August 15, 2002.[19] Satellite imagery > > made available in December 2002 indicated that > > Natanz may be used as a gas centrifuge facility > > for uranium enrichment. > > > > Looking at the photo in the Telegraph article > > Lawrence cited gives no clue about the population > > of the area around Natanz. I was reduced to > > looking on mapquest ("Find great hotel deals in > > Natanz Iran!") and it showed no towns or cities > > near Natanz, the closest being a place called > > Mahabad, about 15 miles away. But what does > > Mapquest know? > > > > Anyone know how to find about the moms/dads/little > > kids resident in Natanz? There are about 300 > > people working in the Bushehr Reactor site, and > > probably no little children. Both appear isolated, > > as opposed to the sites located in medium- and > > large-size cities. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html