FW: The anti-imperialism of fools

[Joe R. Golowka]

> People have the right to defend themselves, overthrow tyrannical
> regimes under which they suffer, liberate their land from colonial
> occupation, and so on,

Perhaps, but governments and nations do not.


> Now, a question of means.  Some means are justifiable; others are
> not.  For instance, rape, torture, murders and mistreatments of POWs,
> attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, etc. are war
> crimes,

Such acts were committed during those wars you consider just.  Remember Sherman's March?  I can't
think of any major war which didn't have such things.