Comments on: Bad Reasons for Getting Out of a War http://henrysthreads.com/2009/01/bad-reasons-for-getting-out-of-a-war/ Thoughts on Religion in the World from a passionate, moderate, liberal charismatic Christian Tue, 15 May 2012 14:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anonamous http://henrysthreads.com/2009/01/bad-reasons-for-getting-out-of-a-war/comment-page-1/#comment-128655 Anonamous Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:22:12 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1917#comment-128655 I Really Think that we should not have even been over there in the first place. The American Government needs to stay out of other countries business. If it werent for some of the people in the government we wouldnt have some of the wars that had including this one that we are in right now. If other countries do not want our help so be it. We do not need to keep poking our noses in their busness because thats not our responsibliity. So we need to learn this or else there might be some bad things instore for americas future. I Really Think that we should not have even been over there in the first place. The American Government needs to stay out of other countries business. If it werent for some of the people in the government we wouldnt have some of the wars that had including this one that we are in right now. If other countries do not want our help so be it. We do not need to keep poking our noses in their busness because thats not our responsibliity. So we need to learn this or else there might be some bad things instore for americas future.

]]> By: Henry Neufeld http://henrysthreads.com/2009/01/bad-reasons-for-getting-out-of-a-war/comment-page-1/#comment-128567 Henry Neufeld Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:50:10 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1917#comment-128567 Finish . . . if we can, which is a difference with Afghanistan as opposed to Iraq. I think we are at a point that is as good as we're going to get for long-term results in Iraq, whereas in Afghanistan I think we can improve. In my view, there is a moral position opposing all war, provided one is truly a consistent pacifist, even though I don't agree. It is moral to oppose a particular war from the start for strategic or ethical reasons. It is moral, I think, to support a war because of what it will accomplish. What is not moral is to support just any war whatsoever, or to support a war, and then simply because it has gone on too long or gotten too difficult, decide it's time to drop it. I believe many Americans have done the last wrt Afghanistan. Note that in that paragraph is the reason I was <em>most</em> opposed to politicians who voted for the Iraq war and then decided it was a mistake. I saw and see no strategic basis on which that war could have been considered a good idea, given the war aims. Finish . . . if we can, which is a difference with Afghanistan as opposed to Iraq. I think we are at a point that is as good as we’re going to get for long-term results in Iraq, whereas in Afghanistan I think we can improve.

In my view, there is a moral position opposing all war, provided one is truly a consistent pacifist, even though I don’t agree. It is moral to oppose a particular war from the start for strategic or ethical reasons. It is moral, I think, to support a war because of what it will accomplish. What is not moral is to support just any war whatsoever, or to support a war, and then simply because it has gone on too long or gotten too difficult, decide it’s time to drop it. I believe many Americans have done the last wrt Afghanistan.

Note that in that paragraph is the reason I was most opposed to politicians who voted for the Iraq war and then decided it was a mistake. I saw and see no strategic basis on which that war could have been considered a good idea, given the war aims.

]]> By: Christopher Smith http://henrysthreads.com/2009/01/bad-reasons-for-getting-out-of-a-war/comment-page-1/#comment-128561 Christopher Smith Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:46:13 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1917#comment-128561 I opposed the war from the beginning, but I agree with you that now that we're there we have a responsibility to finish what we started. I opposed the war from the beginning, but I agree with you that now that we’re there we have a responsibility to finish what we started.

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