(March 31, 2016 at 12:03 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:That is what the Geneva Conventions were about, to say no to the asshole actions of Hitler and Stalin and Imperial Japan.
But not Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Who said we were right for that? My X was Japanese and her grandfather served for Japan. I am talking about now and if we point to things like Saudi Arabia or Iran or North Korea or even China, it makes it hard to claim the moral high ground if we have shit like Abu Grab.
Never claimed the west was perfect at all. We've done some really shitty things.But when you talk about daily life and treatment of minorities we still do a far better job. If I had my way Bush and Cheney would be brought up on charges. But we have to face the fact that a civil war and global conflict might result. Life is messy and sometimes you cant get the bad guy because the bigger picture is global.
