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Thread #91912 Message #1751428
Posted By: artbrooks
01-Jun-06 - 10:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Euston Manifesto
Subject: RE: BS: The Euston Manifesto
Frogprince, the importance of the distinction, at least to me as a former artilleryman, is that artillery is an area weapon and pieces of the projectile are all over the battlefield and can be encountered by anyone...including civilians. Tank rounds and aerial gunfire are aimed at a specific target.
The point that I was attempting, and clearly failing, to make was the importance of accuracy when making controversial statements, because people latch on to seemingly minor issues (such as this one) in order to steer the discussion away from the central point. This is, of course, the importance of the Euston Manifesto as a compromise position paper for the left, center-left and center to agree upon for future political action.