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PurpleXVI · 02-11-2007, 02:47 PM

You seem immensely cavalier about the deaths of people in other countries who aren't Americans.

The first US retaliation(Versus the Taliban and Al Qaeda) was perfectly permissible because it was retaliation, it destroyed an enemy and it ousted a hostile regime with a minimal loss of civilian life. However, paving/nuking Iran would be an attack on an entire country and it's civilian populace rather than against the regime and/or military. Lying down and taking it would have resulted in more civilian deaths on US soil and around the world. Nuking/bombing Iran will only exacerbate the violence and dying, rather than causing a temporary spike in deaths for the purpose of lowering long-term fatalities.

After 9/11, almost the entire world was crying with you. We were your allies because you were fighting a just, careful, honourable and(As far as it is applicable when killing other people.) humane, war. Right now, the world would laugh if you get knocked down because you're posturing, flexing muscles you don't have and trying to bully around lesser countries. THERE IS NO PROOF OF NUCLEAR WEAPONRY. There is proof of nuclear power, and Iran is, according to international agreements, entitled to that.

Additionally, the moment you start attacking enemy civilan populations/targets on purpose, for demoralizing reasons, for total annihilation or because you say they're to blame for what their government did, then you are, if you're going to be consistent, permitting terrorist attacks against your own civilian targets.

Dead Iranian civilians do not make dead US civilians magically return to life.

Finally, regarding the "war" in Iraq, it's not indistinguishable from a police action. There is no clearly marked enemy to strike, no definite enemy positions devoid of civilians to annihilate, only a faceless enemy intermingled with the civilian populace. An enemy that needs to be ferretted out with care and investigation, rather than force of arms.

PS: I hate to say it again, but READING COMPREHENSION. I never made the Iraq/Vietnam comparison.

EDIT: Additionally, it may be worth noting that if it was proven that Iranian nukes DID destroy something in the US, I would completely support whacking their regime and razing their nuclear enrichment facilities and power plants, but I would not support slaughtering their innocent civilians.

[ 02-11-2007, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: PurpleXVI ]

02-11-2007, 02:47 PM	#27
PurpleXVI Emerald Dragon Join Date: April 6, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 39 Posts: 903	You seem immensely cavalier about the deaths of people in other countries who aren't Americans. The first US retaliation(Versus the Taliban and Al Qaeda) was perfectly permissible because it was retaliation, it destroyed an enemy and it ousted a hostile regime with a minimal loss of civilian life. However, paving/nuking Iran would be an attack on an entire country and it's civilian populace rather than against the regime and/or military. Lying down and taking it would have resulted in more civilian deaths on US soil and around the world. Nuking/bombing Iran will only exacerbate the violence and dying, rather than causing a temporary spike in deaths for the purpose of lowering long-term fatalities. After 9/11, almost the entire world was crying with you. We were your allies because you were fighting a just, careful, honourable and(As far as it is applicable when killing other people.) humane, war. Right now, the world would laugh if you get knocked down because you're posturing, flexing muscles you don't have and trying to bully around lesser countries. THERE IS NO PROOF OF NUCLEAR WEAPONRY. There is proof of nuclear power, and Iran is, according to international agreements, entitled to that. Additionally, the moment you start attacking enemy civilan populations/targets on purpose, for demoralizing reasons, for total annihilation or because you say they're to blame for what their government did, then you are, if you're going to be consistent, permitting terrorist attacks against your own civilian targets. Dead Iranian civilians do not make dead US civilians magically return to life. Finally, regarding the "war" in Iraq, it's not indistinguishable from a police action. There is no clearly marked enemy to strike, no definite enemy positions devoid of civilians to annihilate, only a faceless enemy intermingled with the civilian populace. An enemy that needs to be ferretted out with care and investigation, rather than force of arms. PS: I hate to say it again, but READING COMPREHENSION. I never made the Iraq/Vietnam comparison. EDIT: Additionally, it may be worth noting that if it was proven that Iranian nukes DID destroy something in the US, I would completely support whacking their regime and razing their nuclear enrichment facilities and power plants, but I would not support slaughtering their innocent civilians. [ 02-11-2007, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: PurpleXVI ]