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An unspeakably cruel war (Letter to the Editor) (Barf alert)
Arizona Republic ^ | Apr 6, 2003 | Lynn Jacobs

Posted on 04/07/2003 2:41:30 PM PDT by Diddley

Edited on 05/07/2004 5:21:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Every American soldier's death is a tragedy, and is portrayed as such with photos and personal stories by our media.

But for each American death, literally hundreds of Iraqis die. With our overwhelming technology and weaponry we are waging what is essentially a predetermined, systematic slaughter of tens of thousands of Iraqi military conscripts whose only crime was defending their country. An even greater number will suffer lifelong physical or psychological impairment.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badnaughtywar; cruelnaughtywar; cruelwar; iraqiwar
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To: rabidralph
I think this topic was adequately covered in the Austin Powers movie where, at the end, the henchman is killed and they show his widow receiving the news and how it affects her.

I didn't see the movie. I assume she wasn't too broken up?

41 posted on 04/07/2003 5:10:34 PM PDT by Diddley (Growing older is mandatory; growing up is optional.)
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To: Diddley
It's this pansy spirit that enslaves people. Its parents should be ashamed...
42 posted on 04/07/2003 5:11:12 PM PDT by ApesForEvolution (Yes, let us allow the economies of gerdung, frunk, mexiztlan, chirushcom and canadastan to wither...)
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To: Luna
Each Iraqi soldier is also a living, breathing human being - a father, a husband, with friends and relatives that love him, a man with feelings, hopes, and dreams.

Profound point by the writer (/sarcasm)
They were, however, trying to kill us, and ours.

43 posted on 04/07/2003 5:12:16 PM PDT by Diddley (Growing older is mandatory; growing up is optional.)
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To: B4Ranch
Well put.
44 posted on 04/07/2003 5:13:16 PM PDT by Diddley (Growing older is mandatory; growing up is optional.)
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To: DuncanWaring
Yup.
45 posted on 04/07/2003 5:14:02 PM PDT by Diddley (I'm a man of few words.)
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To: Petronski
A grave crime.
:-)
46 posted on 04/07/2003 5:15:05 PM PDT by Diddley (I'm a man of few words.)
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To: ApesForEvolution
You are so right.
47 posted on 04/07/2003 5:16:28 PM PDT by Diddley (I'm a man of few words.)
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To: Diddley
Our government and media dehumanize and vilify the enemy they have created. How often do we see snapshots of dead Iraqis or hear interviews with their survivors?

Hey Lynn Jacobs, here's a snapshot for you...

Each Iraqi soldier is also a living, breathing human being - a father, a husband, with friends and relatives that love him, a man with feelings, hopes, and dreams.

Yeah, a living, breathing, human being? A father and husband who gives his children guns.

Tell me about his feelings, hopes and dreams.

What feelings?

Those of hatred.

What hopes?

The hopes of dispare.

What dreams?

The dreams of cruelty and oppression.

48 posted on 04/07/2003 5:21:47 PM PDT by spunkster
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To: spunkster
A father and husband who gives his children guns.

Even (apparently) a 4-year old. Disgusting.

49 posted on 04/07/2003 5:26:53 PM PDT by Diddley (I'm a man of few words.)
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To: spunkster
Even the children and janitors are armed...
50 posted on 04/07/2003 5:32:33 PM PDT by ApesForEvolution (Yes, let us allow the economies of gerdung, frunk, mexiztlan, chirushcom and canadastan to wither...)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
there is a significant portion of our population and that of Europe who simply do not have the capacity to discern good from evil

I beg to differ. These people DO have the capacity to discern between good and evil. But they have those concepts completely mixed up, because their moral compasses are totally upside down. In a battle between good and evil, they most definitely do choose sides. They choose the side of evil. They choose to feel compassion toward the bad guys and to condemn the good guys. They have gone beyond moral relativism. They have crossed that line. They actively defend and support the bad guys, while they condemn the good guys and try to portray them as the bad guys. They never weep for the victims of terrorists, yet they express compassion for dead terrorists. Their compassion is a sham and totally misplaced, because it's always expressed for the guilty and never for the innocent.

Such people are not blind. They simply have the concepts of good and evil inverted and reversed. That's why the Bible says, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil." It is precisely these people which the Bible refers to.

51 posted on 04/07/2003 5:38:27 PM PDT by laz17 (Socialism is the religion of the atheist.)
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To: Diddley
Photos of grieving Iraqis (from The Reason We Fight):



52 posted on 04/07/2003 5:53:43 PM PDT by TexRef
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To: Diddley
"But for each American death, literally hundreds of Iraqis die."

If she's talking about Iraqi soldiers, the ratio is closer to 1:1,000. And if she's speaking of Iraqi civilians, she's exaggerated the ratio exponentially (or, as I call it LYING).

Our government and media dehumanize and vilify the enemy they have created."

Bullsh!t. The enemy we created? This calls for "the chart":


53 posted on 04/07/2003 6:19:13 PM PDT by tuna_battle_slight_return
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To: TexRef
Great pictures. Thanks.

What do people like the writer do when they see these pictures?

I can't believe that they wouldn't be touched (but, apparently many are not).
54 posted on 04/07/2003 9:21:42 PM PDT by Diddley (I'm a man of few words.)
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To: tuna_battle_slight_return
Yeah. I've seen the chart.

It lays it out so clearly.
55 posted on 04/07/2003 9:26:21 PM PDT by Diddley (I'm a man of few words.)
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To: Diddley
But for each American death, literally hundreds of Iraqis die.

Someone call the clue wagon! Lynn thinks war should be like a football game with an even number of men on the field and referees. Funny how these guilt-ridden, bleeding heart libs find a soft spot in their hearts for tyrants, and would like to see this war as long and protracted as possible.
56 posted on 04/07/2003 9:46:13 PM PDT by frosty snowman
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To: Diddley
But for each American death, literally hundreds of Iraqis die.

We have about a 1900-1 kill ratio actually.

Our bullets and shrapnel rip their flesh, mutilate their vital organs

Our bullets can mutilate non-vital organs as well.

Each Iraqi soldier is also a living, breathing human

If they don't surrender, they're dog meat.

57 posted on 04/07/2003 9:51:32 PM PDT by Brett66
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To: laz17
I definitely agree with your point.

My reason for saying that they are incapable of discerning good from evil comes from the fact that basically all of Europe and a large portion of America has declared God to be dead.

The Bible says "The fear of God is the begining of wisdom". Having rejected God, these people are left to flounder and flail about, grasping at what, to the human mind, appears to be reasonable and "fair." The rejection of God does not mean that one then believes in nothing; as a matter of fact, the rejection of God leaves a vacuum into which all manner of deception and "damnable heresies" then falls. The person who has no knowledge and fear of God has no hope of being able to know the difference between good and evil. There is no absolute truth; everything is relative and open to discussion and moral equivalence.

People who have turned against absolute truth will then believe anything. The people like the one who wrote this letter have made the choice to reject the only true Source of absolute truth in the universe and therefore have chosen to leave themselves open to the opposite of truth which is, of course, deception and untruth.

This is what we are seeing during the course of this conflict. The only good thing to come out of this is the stark desolation we see from those who don't know God and as a result live in a world of confusion, with no moral compass, no concrete moral foundation, and no One to Whom to turn for comfort in the midst of terrible circumstances.

58 posted on 04/08/2003 1:00:49 AM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
My reason for saying that they are incapable of discerning good from evil comes from the fact that basically all of Europe and a large portion of America has declared God to be dead.

Absolutely correct. They have abandoned God, and just as the Bible says, God has given them up to their reprobate minds. So they are left to their own devices, completely clueless and in the dark. In such a state, they fall prey very easily to every lie Satan whispers in their ears.

59 posted on 04/08/2003 7:06:36 PM PDT by laz17 (Socialism is the religion of the atheist.)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
"For some reason, and I think I know what it is, there is a significant portion of our population and that of Europe who simply do not have the capacity to discern good from evil."

Oh, yes. Liberals most certainly can discern good from evil.

Problem is, their definition of evil would probably include you. And me.

60 posted on 04/08/2003 7:22:45 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE.)
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