Posted on Apr 11, 2018
What happens when a few volunteer and the rest just watch - NationofChange
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Thanks for sharing PO1 Tony Holland an Andrew J. Bacevich / TomDispatch / Op-Ed post which starts out with a false premise attributed to Bishop of Hippo St. Augustine.
Mr. Bacevich builds a strawman from the dictum of "Any war failing to yield peace is purposeless and, if purposeless, both wrong and stupid.: This is a logical statement which is potentially useful in formulating just war theory or an application of a nation weighing war as an option.
Since many wars are started by an aggressor who wants to dominate3 and/or expand power, Mr. Bacevich is using sleight of hand it would seem to advance his position :-)
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright
Mr. Bacevich builds a strawman from the dictum of "Any war failing to yield peace is purposeless and, if purposeless, both wrong and stupid.: This is a logical statement which is potentially useful in formulating just war theory or an application of a nation weighing war as an option.
Since many wars are started by an aggressor who wants to dominate3 and/or expand power, Mr. Bacevich is using sleight of hand it would seem to advance his position :-)
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright
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