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Old 06-04-2008, 02:22 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Derwood
I think killing is killing. I'm sure many (if not most) soldiers who have killed in times of warm convince themselves that it was not murder, but I would certainly be haunted by it forever
Agreed, though I do tend to fall in line with just war theory at the same time. I think we'd have to get some vets in here to shed more light on the question...
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Originally Posted by Derwood
Reminds me of a song off the most recent Drive-By Truckers album:
Sorry for this interruption, but you like Drive-By Truckers?!!! You're the first TFP'er I've met (hell, the first person outside of my anthropology department, where I was introduced to them) who even KNOWS who Drive-By Truckers are. Nice one! They are one of my long-time favorite bands.
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