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Originally Posted by ORPHEUS ZERO
Lets not forget the U.S. is also the only nation to ever drop an atomic bomb in combat...twice! Two cities full of innocents were vaporized in the blink of an eye, not to mention the survivors' hell. The truth is, morality and war don't mix. Any attempt to bring a moral resolution, imperative, or doctrine to war is a ruse. "All warfare is based upon deception" When shot at...people have a tendancy to shoot back. And it's always personal.
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True. If anything, I think the 20th century showed us that "civilization" is just a thin veneer, easily destroyed in times of war & hardship. Our ideas and ideals have advanced, but we're all still the exact same species as the barbarians who sacked Rome and the gas chamber operators of Auschwitz. It is through realizing this potential for barbarity inherent in all of us that we can avoid it. I At least that's my take on it.