On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 02:35:34PM -0700, Miller, Jeffrey wrote: > An interesting essay, Gautam, but still doesn't explain how my > pointing out that the missing artifacts are in fact one of the biggest > losses in museum history (outside outright descrution) is somehow > equated with burying children alive, as you claim I want to have > happen: > > "OK, so I guess we can make the people of Iraq a deal - we can find > their lost stuff, plus, just as an extra special bonus, we'll bury > their children alive in mass graves. > > Do you think they'd take that deal? Because by God you talk like you > think they would."
I believe he is operating under a false dichotomy: Gautam implies there can only be 2 possibilities: either a tyrant in charge of Iraq and the museum safe but children being killed, or the tyrant deposed/children no longer being killed and the museum not guarded well enough to prevent some major thefts. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
