d2bets: "7 days, 7 mos, 7 yrs...does not speak to whether it's justified but it certainly may speak to whether it is wise. Just because a war may be justifed does not mean it is the right thing to do."
Huh??? A war may be justified, meaning that it's been determined among other things that it is the 'right thing to do' as the only option thought to resolve a situation, yet it is still not the right thing to do? As far as the first sentence, I'm still not sure what you meant. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words completely - apologies.
Here's my position: if the war is justified for me, it means it's the right thing to do, and I believe it is, and the length of it is irrelevant to a certain degree, as that will show whether the actions undertaken in that war are succeeding - i.e., an indication of military planning, evaluation and execution. If this war were to drag on without significant progress for many months on end, yeah, we'd need to do a reality check, but
it doesn't change one bit whether it's 'justified' or not - the reasons for going in remain the same.
But I have to admit I am HIGHLY amused at this level (not you, d2) of speculation over a war 10 days old - I'm not saying it's the same situation as Afghanistan but I heard the same stuff THEN.
I'm for the war and I will support it for the long run. 10 days and the second-guessing by the arm-chair generals has reached Biblical flood proportions. My God, but it has been like a Twilight Zone reading this stuff after 10 days - I'm wearing boots now in my office because the level of bullshit is getting too high for me to handle, which is why I'm only going to pop in every few days or so just to see what new BS is simmering on the front burner (well, including mine, depending on your point of view).
Huh??? A war may be justified, meaning that it's been determined among other things that it is the 'right thing to do' as the only option thought to resolve a situation, yet it is still not the right thing to do? As far as the first sentence, I'm still not sure what you meant. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words completely - apologies.
Here's my position: if the war is justified for me, it means it's the right thing to do, and I believe it is, and the length of it is irrelevant to a certain degree, as that will show whether the actions undertaken in that war are succeeding - i.e., an indication of military planning, evaluation and execution. If this war were to drag on without significant progress for many months on end, yeah, we'd need to do a reality check, but
it doesn't change one bit whether it's 'justified' or not - the reasons for going in remain the same.
But I have to admit I am HIGHLY amused at this level (not you, d2) of speculation over a war 10 days old - I'm not saying it's the same situation as Afghanistan but I heard the same stuff THEN.
I'm for the war and I will support it for the long run. 10 days and the second-guessing by the arm-chair generals has reached Biblical flood proportions. My God, but it has been like a Twilight Zone reading this stuff after 10 days - I'm wearing boots now in my office because the level of bullshit is getting too high for me to handle, which is why I'm only going to pop in every few days or so just to see what new BS is simmering on the front burner (well, including mine, depending on your point of view).
