Re: For those on the left
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Their premise was straightforward, almost giddily so: When the number of civilian Afghani deaths surpassed the carnage of September 11, the war would be unjust, irrespective of other considerations.
Stated simply: The force wielded by democracies in self-defense was declared morally equivalent to the nihilistic aggression perpetuated by Muslim fanatics.
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in a war of good vs evil, it's the PEOPLE that suffer.
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And?? I understand your point, but at what point does the suffering of the people justify conceeding victory to evil? Gauranteeing suffering for an infinite, at least indeterminate, amount of time... Is perpetual suffering of a slightly lesser degree better than an extended period of higher suffering that leads, hopefully in the end, to a far lower level of suffering? How do you justify giving up on a war against oppressive regimes? How do you justify giving up on a war that has the goal of bringing freedom?
Just because the people suffer does not make war WRONG. It's the courage to endure the suffering that leads to freedom; and it is noble. Some might have forgotten that in the US (and the west in general), and it's sad if some have.
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