Saturday, July 24, 2004
Fallout from the withdrawal by Arroyo
When you give crooks what they want, they don't leave, they come back for more. If you worry more about your own interests than everyone's interests, you just get yourself into a little WWII scenario when no one's willing to act for fear of retaliation even though the little madman doesn't have any power of his own.
The dilemma is, of course, we also have a rather imperative command to save innocent life. You can't let people just die like that. Two conflicting imperatives. I suppose you could say more people will die if you pull out, but the ends do not justify the means. I would ask a theologan, but the answer depends on who you ask.
As usual, no easy answers.
The dilemma is, of course, we also have a rather imperative command to save innocent life. You can't let people just die like that. Two conflicting imperatives. I suppose you could say more people will die if you pull out, but the ends do not justify the means. I would ask a theologan, but the answer depends on who you ask.
As usual, no easy answers.
