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In reply to the discussion: Other than the European theatre of World War II, can you name any MAJOR examples [View all]gordianot
(15,237 posts)104. This original post and most of the responses are ridiculous.
Good War, Bad War, War of Choice, War of Necessity are all excuses for terrible human behavior. I must admit among the myriad vast number of innocents killed sometimes participants get what they deserve. Not being Omnipotent any opinion I might express is just that another opinion from a flawed Human justifying bad behavior. Mark Twain came as close as anyone to getting it right in his War Prayer
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Other than the European theatre of World War II, can you name any MAJOR examples [View all]
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
OP
Civil war was not fought for the poor, or the slaves, or any other "little people". n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#37
The difference was that Clinton tried to work within the International Community…
MrScorpio
Mar 2013
#5
The problem with citing any instance where war is used for a particular purpose…
MrScorpio
Mar 2013
#10
"No evidence of genocide was found by the FBI and UN investigators after the war." Not true.
pampango
Mar 2013
#60
The ICTY ruled Srebrenica was genocide. The FBI investigated war crimes in Kosovo
hack89
Mar 2013
#111
It at least stood AGAINST an anti-worker regime in its fight to control Europe.
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#14
I'm sure there are a lot of people in line for an apology for the US indifference
Arctic Dave
Mar 2013
#15
This is a good point - the USA's actions up to that point were non-aggressive
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2013
#59
Other countries do horrible things, but none claim that their nations have a special claim
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#23
I think the war against the Japanese Empire was just, but as you have already dealt with that issue
apocalypsehow
Mar 2013
#30
Those are good questions, and I'll be the first to say I don't have all the answers, just opinions.
apocalypsehow
Mar 2013
#33
I do. I don't have to love what our leaders have done to the world to prove that.
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#88
We have a long and bloody history of fighting against the poor, dispossessed and working people.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2013
#36
I can't think of any example of any imperial power fighting for the poor or dispossessed. In all
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#52
we were an imperial power from the beginning. first, we were part of other people's empires,
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#56
Nothing got better in Somalia. SALT didn't stop the arms race(or even come close)
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#72
Actually, no...we didn't fight for "the dispossessed", we fought against Aidid.
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#87
I also rewrote my OP to make it clear that I wasn't talking solely about the use of military force.
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#90
I admire the volunteers...most of whom were radicalized and came home and spoke truth
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#75
Yes, during Reagan's Central America interventions, returned Peace Corps volunteers
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2013
#82
I second this. Who in his right mind wishes he lived on the other side of the NK border?
dimbear
Mar 2013
#101