> Self preservation at times. Where would FARC be without weapons?
> Perhaps the Kurds in north Iraq should disarm as well. You think life
> in Cuba would be better if they disarmed next week? What would happen
> if India destroyed all their weapons this summer? World peace would
> break out? In our current shitty predicament the military is indeed a
> necessary evil. More often than not the only way out of a shitty
> situation is to make the best shitty choice, not the ideal choice that
> would work in an ideal situation.
I was referring to the U.S. armed forces. What are they necessary for? You mention a number of other countries.
Perhaps we need to go beyond the "Out of Iraq Now!" slogan to calling for unilateral disarmament.
Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org __________________________________ Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. -- Attr. to Alfonso the Wise, King of Castile