tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post115445759594329234..comments2023-11-03T04:37:43.106-07:00Comments on Security Dilemmas: Pacifism Disguised as MoralitySeth Weinbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120373717676117647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post-1154534274424875422006-08-02T08:57:00.000-07:002006-08-02T08:57:00.000-07:00Martin:If I wasn't clear, I apologize. I wasn't s...Martin:<BR/><BR/>If I wasn't clear, I apologize. I wasn't skirting around Shatz's argument; I was destroying it head on. The morality of Israel's operation cannot be judged by any one act, bomb, or missile. Qana may have been a violation of the laws of war, but it does not invalidate the rationale or the justification for the operation as a whole.<BR/><BR/>Hezbollah directly, and the Lebanses government indirectly, are responsible for this war, and thus for the deaths of the Lebanese civilians. Plain and simple.Seth Weinbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120373717676117647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post-1154469746329823742006-08-01T15:02:00.000-07:002006-08-01T15:02:00.000-07:00I don't remember which Israeli commentator/journal...I don't remember which Israeli commentator/journalist it was, but he was on NPR talking with a pretty hostile interlocutor who kept pressing on the injustice of Israel's killing of Lebanese civilians. Eventually, by way of demonstrating that Israel was really at fault, the radio host said, "but the Israelis have killed hundreds of civilians, and Hezbollah only a handful." The guest said, "we don't have to suffer more to be right." A truly great line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post-1154461815417076482006-08-01T12:50:00.000-07:002006-08-01T12:50:00.000-07:00Excellent essay. War is deplorable, but if govern...Excellent essay. War is deplorable, but if governments were to avoid civilian casualties at all costs they will have already lost the war. <BR/><BR/>It is much easier to put yourself amidst civilians risking their lives than it is to avoid hurting them.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691813644579748440noreply@blogger.com