FirmhandKY
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ORIGINAL: Termyn8or I don't think we are having the same argument here. It seems to me that you think that law = morality. How you would get this is beyond me. You made an incorrect claim of illegality, and then proceeded to use this false claim to oh-so-nicely make claims about how the US seems to regularly commit war crimes. I addressed your false claim, nothing more. I did not address the other claptrap in your post. I certainly made no claim, nor even made any remarks that could be construed as equating legality with morality. quote:
ORIGINAL: Termyn8or Also, the "strawman" argument is actually known as a metaphor in case you didn't know. It is simply which side of the argument one is on that makes the distinction. Look at what I quoted of your piece in my claim of a strawman argument. Do you see anything that relates to your rambling story about your neighbor? The strawman is that you go from an argument about whether or not DU is illegal to use under international law, to arguing that I somehow believe that law=morality. Here, let me parse the discussion so far, from my point of view: Term: The use of DU is illegal under international law, but the US uses it. The Israels probably use illegal weapons too. It's the fault of the people in charge, not us "common men", and the US has done it since its inception. "They" don't care about anything except money and power ("best interests"). Firm: The use of DU is not illegal under international law, any more than a bullet is. Term: uh, ok, maybe not, but it probably is under international environmental law. Even if it's not, it's probably illegal somewhere in the mess of regutations and treaties, but I can't be bothered to actually research it, so I'll just assume it is. And if it isn't illegal, it should be. Why would you want to use something that kills people, Firm? Have you no morality? Oh, yeah, and even if I can't find anything that says DU is illegal, it should be. Firm
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