I don't believe anything any of the sides are saying any more. Very convenient to remember all of this 20 years later.
I think you made an important point earlier....
don't you agree that
- a casual comment
- made by a 26 year-old,
- after watching a 3 handkerchief movie
(which probably had a bias toward death),
should not be binding
I'd hate to have my entire life be determined by casual comments I made after watching propagandistic movies in my 20's.