Re: Innocent Civilian Casualties
Pam Hartley
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doing nothing at all (and that will just make the innocent civilian
casualties Americans instead).
I do not in any way believe that doing nothing at all will appease our
enemy, or make them just leave us alone. I don't know many people who DO
believe that.
We can make sure we take every reasonable step to go after only military and
terrorist targets. We can't make sure no innocent civilians get killed.
We will make mistakes, large and small, in the coming war. We will be guilty
of gross stupidity and even occasionally outright malice by individual or
some groups of American soldiers. We will be trying to kill terrorists who
many not and probably will not hesitate to hide behind women and children.
War isn't pretty, nor is it clean, nor is it possible to make it "only about
the bad guys" and nobody else.
War is hell, and we'd better brace ourselves.
Pam
>From: [email protected]Avoid? We can try. Guarantee? There is no way to make sure of this, short of
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1471
>Date: Fri, Sep 14, 2001, 9:44 AM
>
> It seems to me that the most appropriate and timely political action
> would be to call the White House and your senators and say that any
> retaliation against other countries should makes sure to avoid innocent
> civilian casualties.
doing nothing at all (and that will just make the innocent civilian
casualties Americans instead).
I do not in any way believe that doing nothing at all will appease our
enemy, or make them just leave us alone. I don't know many people who DO
believe that.
We can make sure we take every reasonable step to go after only military and
terrorist targets. We can't make sure no innocent civilians get killed.
We will make mistakes, large and small, in the coming war. We will be guilty
of gross stupidity and even occasionally outright malice by individual or
some groups of American soldiers. We will be trying to kill terrorists who
many not and probably will not hesitate to hide behind women and children.
War isn't pretty, nor is it clean, nor is it possible to make it "only about
the bad guys" and nobody else.
War is hell, and we'd better brace ourselves.
Pam
Jon and Rue Kream
I wasn't looking for an argument, or a lecture. I was simply passing on a
post that I received on another list. A gas station in a nearby town was
set on fire last night because a Muslim works there. I was happy to have
the links provided so that I could voice my feelings to our representatives.
Take from it what you will. ~Rue
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Hartley [mailto:pamhartley@...]
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Innocent Civilian Casualties
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doing nothing at all (and that will just make the innocent civilian
casualties Americans instead).
I do not in any way believe that doing nothing at all will appease our
enemy, or make them just leave us alone. I don't know many people who DO
believe that.
We can make sure we take every reasonable step to go after only military and
terrorist targets. We can't make sure no innocent civilians get killed.
We will make mistakes, large and small, in the coming war. We will be guilty
of gross stupidity and even occasionally outright malice by individual or
some groups of American soldiers. We will be trying to kill terrorists who
many not and probably will not hesitate to hide behind women and children.
War isn't pretty, nor is it clean, nor is it possible to make it "only about
the bad guys" and nobody else.
War is hell, and we'd better brace ourselves.
Pam
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post that I received on another list. A gas station in a nearby town was
set on fire last night because a Muslim works there. I was happy to have
the links provided so that I could voice my feelings to our representatives.
Take from it what you will. ~Rue
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Hartley [mailto:pamhartley@...]
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Innocent Civilian Casualties
----------
>From: [email protected]Avoid? We can try. Guarantee? There is no way to make sure of this, short of
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1471
>Date: Fri, Sep 14, 2001, 9:44 AM
>
> It seems to me that the most appropriate and timely political action
> would be to call the White House and your senators and say that any
> retaliation against other countries should makes sure to avoid innocent
> civilian casualties.
doing nothing at all (and that will just make the innocent civilian
casualties Americans instead).
I do not in any way believe that doing nothing at all will appease our
enemy, or make them just leave us alone. I don't know many people who DO
believe that.
We can make sure we take every reasonable step to go after only military and
terrorist targets. We can't make sure no innocent civilians get killed.
We will make mistakes, large and small, in the coming war. We will be guilty
of gross stupidity and even occasionally outright malice by individual or
some groups of American soldiers. We will be trying to kill terrorists who
many not and probably will not hesitate to hide behind women and children.
War isn't pretty, nor is it clean, nor is it possible to make it "only about
the bad guys" and nobody else.
War is hell, and we'd better brace ourselves.
Pam
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In a message dated 9/14/01 5:40:43 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
skreams@... writes:
Did you want to post something to a list with hundreds of people on it and
not get any feedback? If feedback is bad, why should we have a mailing list
at all?
I think senators and representatives know all the stuff that was in that
letter and much, much more, and that sending form letters is never going to
be 1/10 as effective as personal, individual, thought-out messages.
That's my opinion.
Sandra
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skreams@... writes:
> I wasn't looking for an argument, or a lecture.You didn't get either, did you?
Did you want to post something to a list with hundreds of people on it and
not get any feedback? If feedback is bad, why should we have a mailing list
at all?
I think senators and representatives know all the stuff that was in that
letter and much, much more, and that sending form letters is never going to
be 1/10 as effective as personal, individual, thought-out messages.
That's my opinion.
Sandra
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]