Comments on: They breed them http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/?source=rss current events, culture, faith, science and more Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:57:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Anonymous Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:50:05 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/01/they_breed_them.html#comment-771 Are the orphans of the September 11th attacks in New York - and there are thousands of <i>them</i>, too, you know - going to become terrorists, too, do you think? It's very true that war is evil. But not so true that Hussein's despicable government was, I guess? How about the kids orphaned by the Ba'athists? Or slowly starved by sanctions? How about those orphaned by the Iran/Iraq war? I didn't vote for Bush, and even I think that that's a terrifically simplistic analysis. Are the orphans of the September 11th attacks in New York – and there are thousands of them, too, you know – going to become terrorists, too, do you think?
It’s very true that war is evil. But not so true that Hussein’s despicable government was, I guess? How about the kids orphaned by the Ba’athists? Or slowly starved by sanctions? How about those orphaned by the Iran/Iraq war?
I didn’t vote for Bush, and even I think that that’s a terrifically simplistic analysis.

]]> By: Joel Thomas http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Joel Thomas Mon, 24 Jan 2005 04:04:17 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/01/they_breed_them.html#comment-770 That should have been "injured Iraqi terrorists" or "injured Iraqi resistance fighters" depending on one's view. That should have been “injured Iraqi terrorists” or “injured Iraqi resistance fighters” depending on one’s view.

]]> By: Joel Thomas http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Joel Thomas Mon, 24 Jan 2005 04:02:32 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/01/they_breed_them.html#comment-769 Even when war is justified, it invariably brings the stain of evil into all of our hearts. So, those of us who aren't pacifists and support a particular war must know that we will have much to repent for even if our overall cause is just. There is such a thing as "just war" in my view, but no such thing as a righteous war. All war is waged at least partially apart from God's will, regardless of whether we consider ourselves the aggressor or not, regardless of whether we are defending freedom or not, regardless of whether we view ourselves as peacekeepers or not. If I support a war, then I must accept my part of responsibility for the killing, particularly of the innocents. And even if I oppose a war, my hand is in it because I am part of the American body. Thus some time back, when it appeared that some of our American fighters might have wrongly killed injured Iraqi soldiers, perhaps out of fear, I felt the need to repent of the evil and horror of war. I don't think God will allow me to watch from my recliner and pretend that I'm not apart of this. Even when war is justified, it invariably brings the stain of evil into all of our hearts. So, those of us who aren’t pacifists and support a particular war must know that we will have much to repent for even if our overall cause is just. There is such a thing as “just war” in my view, but no such thing as a righteous war. All war is waged at least partially apart from God’s will, regardless of whether we consider ourselves the aggressor or not, regardless of whether we are defending freedom or not, regardless of whether we view ourselves as peacekeepers or not.
If I support a war, then I must accept my part of responsibility for the killing, particularly of the innocents. And even if I oppose a war, my hand is in it because I am part of the American body.
Thus some time back, when it appeared that some of our American fighters might have wrongly killed injured Iraqi soldiers, perhaps out of fear, I felt the need to repent of the evil and horror of war. I don’t think God will allow me to watch from my recliner and pretend that I’m not apart of this.

]]> By: Jason Kuznicki http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Jason Kuznicki Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:00:58 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/01/they_breed_them.html#comment-768 Hey, I've got an idea... Why don't we invade their country--to make <em>friends</em> with them. One of these days I imagine that we will all scratch our heads at what a bad idea this was. Hey, I’ve got an idea… Why don’t we invade their country–to make friends with them.
One of these days I imagine that we will all scratch our heads at what a bad idea this was.

]]> By: connexions http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/comment-page-1/#comment-772 connexions Sun, 23 Jan 2005 17:33:14 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/01/they_breed_them.html#comment-772 <strong>Breeding flies</strong> How many new enemies does each picture like this win us? Breeding flies

How many new enemies does each picture like this win us?

]]> By: C M http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/01/they_breed_them/comment-page-1/#comment-767 C M Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:22:57 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/01/they_breed_them.html#comment-767 It seems common sense that occupying a country and killing its people, rightfully in some cases, wrongfully in others, will make you enemies and promote resistance. Common sense isn't so common though, especially in this administration. It seems common sense that occupying a country and killing its people, rightfully in some cases, wrongfully in others, will make you enemies and promote resistance. Common sense isn’t so common though, especially in this administration.

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