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Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
Liliara, Dio is not suggesting that bin Laden should not be punished or killed. He is objecting to the fact that innocent people are likely to be killed in the process of getting to bin Laden. Your analogy would more reflect his position if you said that the solution to the murderer killing his wife and children was to retaliate in a way that killed a lot of innocent people in the process of killing the murderer.
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"Innocents" won't necessarily be standing in the way Aelia. The "innocents" will be assisting the US, running to the border, holding shoulder rockets in the armies of the northern alliance, providing information, covertly entering Bin Ladens organisation, and taking bribes to betray him. Any who oppose, condone and support actions that destroyed 7,000 "innocents".
In any case sometimes "innocents" do die when protecting a greater number of lives.
Would the Armed forces have been justified in shooting down the planes before they hit? Will they be justified in doing so again? 200 people die but 7,000 live. Difficult question yes?
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