You pose some very good questions, thank you.
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Originally Posted by Painted
However, what would you think if your son/daughter was in the first Army/Marine division landing in a war-torn, dangerous country like Rwanda?
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would like to think that the fact that my own beloved children were put into harm's way to stop genocide would not change my core gut feelings about the need to intervene in catastrophic situations like Rwanda. I've been asked similar questions before in regards to my opposition to the death penalty (ie, would I still oppose the death penalty if my child was murdered?). All I can say with certainty, (because all I can do is speculate) is that my moral conviction that we should stops bands of men with machetes from hacking to death a million innocent men, women and children is pretty absolute.
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Better yet, what if you were that soldier? Would you die to protect innocent women and children?
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Yes, I would.
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Even if it had little or nothing to do with protecting one's homeland?
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Absolutely. Killing for it would be the hard part.