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Wars are by definition hellish affairs in which we see the depth of human character, the best and the worst are brought out in people- disregarding anything else, this incident has cost the U.S. the moral high ground it once could at least tenuously claim- in addition, it effectively justifies (in their minds at least) any action the local militants want to take against our soldiers- in short it is a tragic event, as it will almost certainly make life harder for our troops and get at least a few more of them killed-
In responce to the above comment, I recently heard a quote, I belive that it was from ghandi, a confirmed man of peace- stating that non violence as a form of protest only works against people who can be shamed- in other words, as long as there is one savage person in the world then soldiers and weapons and guns and all the bad that comes with them are nescessary- non violence requires rules and negotiation requires that BOTH parties are willing to talk- if they are not- then the guy with the gun is going to ruin the entire day for everyone else- So I would prefer that we have soldiers and police, and I will for one keep my AK-47 , because while I am a resonable man, that does not guarantee everyone else will be.....
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Mood the more as our might lessens
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