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Thread #68483   Message #1157068
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
07-Apr-04 - 08:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'Private Contractors'? I think not
Subject: RE: BS: 'Private Contractors'? I think not
Gareth:
1) Most actions have a number of effects
2) Some actions have both effects which are good, and effects which are bad.
3) For an action to be justified, the good effects will outweigh the bad effects.
4) It is a good thing that Saddam is locked away somewhere. And there are no doubt other good things that have happened.
5) It is not a good thing that quite a lot of other things have happened, are happening and can be expected to happen.

Maybe at the end of the day it'll turn out that you are right and that the good effects outweigh the bad.   But there is no more point in your going on about how anybody who disagrees with you must love Saddam Hussein. It's no different from if I were saying you must be rejoicing in the death toll today. That'd be a lie too, and an illogical lie.