tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777766.post4456259332285693863..comments2023-10-21T07:20:22.629-04:00Comments on Liberty Street: A Graphic Demonstration of How the U.S. Sabotages Its Own Efforts in IraqKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03849598751096484281noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777766.post-7873602659434749172007-02-06T17:23:00.000-05:002007-02-06T17:23:00.000-05:00Hey kathy!
This illustrates an example on ho...Hey kathy!<br /><br /> This illustrates an example on how difficult it is to fight a war and treat both citizens and soliders on the other side in a way that we would like to see them treated. This is an issue that needs to be addressed.<br /><br /> Around the time of the 1980's the world was more hopeful about its ability to conduct wars and conflicts while keeping an ethical attitude towards the civilians in harm's way. This was the time people questioned the ethics of having a statue to honour Harris of Britian. Harris was in charge of the carpet bombing of Dresden during WW2. People were discussing how to avoid another mass internment as was done to the Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry. We recognized we had committed a terrible wrong and we seriously debated the ways to ensure such a thing would never happen again.<br /><br /> I remember a case where an American soldier shot a wounded Irai (I'm not sure if he was a soldier or an insurgent). The American soldier thought the Iraqi was faking his injuries to attack the group of Americans when they let their guard down. It turned out that the American had been shot in the face a few days previously and during that time one of his friends was killed. That certainly explained why the American soldier was so jumpy and uneasy. I never heard the disposition of the case and whether he was found guilty.<br /><br /> The reality is there is no way to protect citizens from the actions of soldiers who are trying to protect themselves and are themselves suffering from combat stress. What does this mean for the ethics of fighting wars? What does this mean about starting wars in the first place when we know there is no way to protect citizens from stressed out soldiers? I would sure like to see discussion on this issue.<br /><br />Take Care<br />JoanJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183321434633267487noreply@blogger.com