--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, the war met that criterion. Further, it is > clear to me that the number > dying every year is less than it was before...far > less. The US does have > some moral responsibility for the civilians killed > by the insurgents, but > not the same type of moral responsibility that the > actual killers have. It > has the same level and type of moral responsibility > as it had for not > stopping Hussein's killing before. Thus, the US > made a difficult choice > that benefited Iraq. > Dan M.
In general I agree with most of this, but I wanted to question this statement. The US is clearly trying quite hard to stop the insurgents from killing any civilians. It may not be doing as good a job as it could (people can disagree on that), but it seems to me that our moral responsibility is considerably decreased by that fact. We still bear some - some innocent people in Iraq who are now dead would still be alive were it not for our actions. We should never pretend otherwise. But, equally, _many_ innocent people in Iraq who are now alive would be dead were it not for our actions, and it seems to me that bears into the moral weight we bear for the innocent deaths as well. A small point, but I wanted to get your thoughts on it. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
