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proadmin1 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Mc Namara, may seem like a nebbish, but it's important to see this video, wherein it becomes apparent that had we followed General Le May's advice, millions of US citizens would have died in the Cuban use of field-deployed short range nuclear weapons launched against the southern US in response to any invasion of Cuba itself. This video doesn't show the clip but the larger documentary does, and it's absolutely staggering.
hhhhhhhhhhhhh2453 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
yeah me too
proadmin1 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
I don't for a moment think that a war could not be prepared for , with the intent of performing an act of compassion or for ethical values. But while that might be theoretically possible, human history has not yet recorded such an event. The closest we usually come is fighting for motivated self-interest / preservation. Otherwise we would be throwing young people at all sorts of preventative wars which we the US "just doesn't do" - (See A problem from Hell)
dynovision (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
something to learn from
55Diddley (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Is starting a war an act of compassion? Get real fruit loop! Who started the war? Who ended it? Unfortunately, it took two Bombs before Japan declared defeat and even then the emperor still did not want to declare it. Fortunately, Japan is an ally today. We should learn from history not to make the same mistakes but never fail to respond to act of war accordingly.
Semekzz (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
k.... lol ?? xp
Bababyblahs (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
If you live with compassion, this glass might just hit you as having a difference. Just look at Bobby Mcnamara's mixed feelings when he talks...you can read a lot in them. It's this which counts, that's humanism (belatedly around his role)...you are born human, so you die one too.
55Diddley (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
If you live in a glass house don't throw stones. And if you can't take blows don't throw blows.
Bababyblahs (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
victors of weapon wars, riding thru ultra-storms.
Bababyblahs (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
U.S won WWII, for whom? ourselves, humanity or Anti-Nazi coalition? |
