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Idiotic Mis-Understandings
Muffinmix:
For anyone that cares to read about how war is rationalized as being Good or Bad, go read up someJust War Theory, which is the current doctrine for proper conduct prior, during, and after a war. It is the accepted rationalization of what is Just and Unjust in war.
As far as in-war conduct is concerned, the US went way more overboard when they nuked Japan (~200,000 civilian deaths) then when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (60ish civilian deaths). You might be wondering why the US' attacks aren't considered an atrocity, essentially it falls into how desperate all the warring sides were back then to prevent their own losses.
--- Quote from: Mateo on November 11, 2009, 07:03:18 PM ---War does not determine who is right, only who is left.
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And everyone saying this or something like it should keep in mind that it is false. Each side's reasons for going to war will be scrutinized, and naturally you can have a good or a bad reason for doing things, it's the same deal for a war.
Mateo:
--- Quote from: Muffinmix on November 11, 2009, 07:24:15 PM ---As far as in-war conduct is concerned, the US went way more overboard when they nuked Japan (~200,000 civilian deaths) then when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (60ish civilian deaths). You might be wondering why the US' attacks aren't considered an atrocity, essentially it falls into how desperate all the warring sides were back then to prevent their own losses.
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I'd always assumed that it was, not necessarily "alright," but necessary. It took the launching of 2 atomic bombs towards Japan to make them surrender, imagine the bloodshed had we not taken that route. Hell, the war may have even spread on to American soil, causing not only many deaths to the Japanese (like what actually happened) but also the deaths of many American soldiers and civilians.
--- Quote from: Muffinmix on November 11, 2009, 07:24:15 PM ---And everyone saying this or something like it should keep in mind that it is false. Each side's reasons for going to war will be scrutinized, and naturally you can have a good or a bad reason for doing things, it's the same deal for a war.
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I seized this opportunity to quote fallout 3. That quote is actually my favorite one in the game.
Anti-Block:
Dude, everyone knows that a Dolphin and a Whale did Hiroshima.
Wynd_Fox:
No, it was a wolphin.
Anti-Block:
--- Quote from: Wynd_Fox on November 11, 2009, 09:46:22 PM ---No, it was a wolphin.
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SLIPPY,WHAT IS IT!