On Wed, 09 May 2007 16:14:44 -0400 Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The whole mission is a textbook example of how it probably is > > > impossible to bring about democracy, peace and freedom by > > > application of force. > > > Impossible? Where were Germany and Japan before and after WWII? > > Before: A lot more populous. > After: In ruins. > > Seriously, though...are you advocating dropping nuclear bombs on > people in order to force them to be "free"? 'Cause if I recall > that's how we got Japan to lay down arms... First, I was simply providing a counter example to Johannes' aforementioned assertion, but not necessarily advocating anything. Second, what about Germany? Third, WRT Japan I suppose we had three choices: a) the Bomb b) continued conventional war c) negotiated peace / truce / ceasefire. It's easy to argue for a over b (minimization of the total loss of life, including total loss of enemy life), although I know that one can argue the contrary also. WRT option c, do you think that was a historically realistic possibility? [It's not a rhetorical question; my knowledge of the period isn't that strong.] > > --Amy "I-Hate-To-Get-Involved-But-Oh-Well" T. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
