Over simplification!
On Jun 14, 11:41 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
> SD, you ask many questions…each has an answer.
>
> Can we figure out why we straddle the fence between wanton killing and
> humanitarian treatment in times of war? YES
> Do we feel guilty? SOMEWHAT
> Are we trying to say that we're not all that bad? NOT JUST TRYING
> Why do we care? BECAUSE WE ARE HUMANS
> Is there that much confusion in war objective? IN SOME SITUATIONS, YES
> Was the German soldier no longer an enemy just because he was
> unarmed? YES
> Isn't being an enemy a state of mind? YES, AND OFTEN IT MANIFESTS
> PHYSICALLY TOO
> Won't all those released return to attack when their numbers have
> reorganized and reached the point of becoming a formidable enemy? NO
>
> On Jun 14, 8:36 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > OK so we've covered some definitions and perspectives and maybe even
> > had a few drinks. Now!
> > Can we figure out why we straddle the fence between wanton killing and
> > humanitarian treatment in times of war? Do we feel guilty? Are we
> > trying to say that we're not all that bad? Why do we care?
>
> > In the movie Saving Private Ryan, Capt. Millers interpreter, Cpl.
> > Upham intervenes in a desire to shoot a captured German. Eventually
> > after much arguing they let the soldier go. Later, in another scene
> > that same soldier, rejoined with his regiment, gains access to
> > building and kills one of the men that wanted to kill him earlier.
>
> > I guess initially the German enemy was set free because he was
> > captured and was now unarmed and they just couldn't kill him in cold
> > blood. How many enemies did that soldier kill since they let him go?
> > I don't get it. Is there that much confusion in war objective? I
> > guess it is somewhat like the death penalty issue where opponents
> > would rather we preserve the lives of those that want to kill us.
>
> > Was the German soldier no longer an enemy just because he was
> > unarmed? Isn't being an enemy a state of mind? Won't all those
> > released return to attack when their numbers have reorganized and
> > reached the point of becoming a formidable enemy?
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