Should the MILITARY intervene if someone or some gang entered my neighborhood and began raping, murdering and pillaging? Is that your question? My answer to that question is no , the military should not intervene.
Your turn. But first explain to me how my question is a straw man. It’s a straight forward question, not a hypothetical. How is it a straw man? Then, please answer my question. No matter how you answer we need not “argue” any more. We will both know exactly where we stand.
Your question of which method of killing is more humane is not a real question in my mind. Who has identified a humane way of killing when it comes to warfare? No reason to argue semantics with methods of dealing death on the battle field. I will go back to some of the conversations I had with my father who fought in brutal conditions.
1. In war, kill as fast as you can or be killed. Kill fast to end it and stop the killing.
2. The Geneva Convention is a joke, my dad told me in detail how US soldiers and Japanese soldiers committed so called war crimes. I mean seriously, we engage in war and after the fact judge who fought it more fairly when survival is at issue? Seriously? Who is in their right mind when it is kill or be killed? The goal of war is to win, not win fairly, to think otherwise is just silly. Wars have been fought, we know how are they won.
So, the most “humane” way to kill in a war IMO is to bring maxium force upon your enemy and go all out to end it as quickly as possible under any means: Nukes, chems, bullets, you name it. End it fast to spare casualties on both sides and particularly civilians.
I would be supporting this action if it was Obama or HRC.
I physically put a beat down on 4 bullies between middle school and high school. No, I was not the biggest, I was small, but I was tough, fast, and hurt you quick. In those instances I was not the target of the bullying, I saw helpless kids who were totally miserable being impacted in their learning by these bullies and their self esteem. Every time I warned them to stop it or I would stop it. Professionally in almost a 30 year career I have stepped in and taken down 3 workplace bullies, I put myself at risk.
I have always had a soft spot for those who cannot defend themselves. I read once the worst cowardice is to know what is right and to do nothing. At my age I am tired of taking on bullies frankly and my desire to do so is has decreased substantially. It saddens me fewer kids and adults today do not step up and stop bullies.
My dad parachute trained for the invasion of Japan and had been briefed on the invasion plans. In that meeting for the first time ever my dad said at the end one of the troops asked a question, he asked what the evacuation plans were. He was told do not worry son if you fight bravely and long enough and survive when the war is over we will find a way to get you home. They then knew none of them would be coming back. They were also told the Japanese civilians from children to Grandma would fight to the death, they were told to expect women and children with sharpened broom handles like a spear to try to kill them while they landed. They were told if any Japanese approached they were assuredly hostile and to kill them, no matter their age.
Dropping the 2 bombs on Japan while horrible saved lives, it quickly ended the war with Japan. My dad said the happiest days of his life were the 2 days those nukes were dropped.
Using war and humane in a discussion does not make sense to me, the only thing that does is ending it as fast as humanly possible, that seems the most humane.
I would prefer to have a military perceived to be so strong no one jacked with us, and when we asked you to stop gassing civilians to stop. I would prefer no wars.
