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^ Aaron gets extra points

artappraiser — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:31:01 +0000

^ Aaron gets extra points from arta for not being a rigid ideologue.

I didn't support the war

Aaron Carine — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:21:36 +0000

In reply to Top ISIS leader in Iraq killed in US airstrike

I didn't support the war with ISIS, but I'm not absolutely, one hundred percent sure it's immoral. Things would be a lot worse for Iraqis if they were ruled by ISIS, and unlike some of America's other adversaries ISIS has no right to rule.

I doubt it, since we're

Aaron Carine — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:19:50 +0000

In reply to But did it violate int'l law?

I doubt it, since we're waging war on ISIS with the consent of the Iraqi government.

We can put away our Carroll

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:18:32 +0000

In reply to as per your link from Politco

We can put away our Carroll Quigley now? No more chapters?

as per your link from Politco

artappraiser — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:03:23 +0000

In reply to But did it violate int'l law?

as per your link from Politco EU here (and some of my recent ranting to Lulu) I think hardly anyone cares about that kind of stuff anymore, as the U.S.A. did not achieve MAGA status under Trump--just the opposite--and it is no longer a hegemon nor empire, and is far from exceptional. Same as a lot of other countries with significant military capabilities, we killed the enemy of an temporary ally, nothing more, nothing less. If there ever was a "war of civilizations", there certainly is not one now. We are all struggling with simply maintaining the civilization thing.

But did it violate int'l law?

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:33:59 +0000

In reply to Top ISIS leader in Iraq killed in US airstrike

But did it violate int'l law?