[SOC] Melancholy Me

[Paul Bartlett]

Hi Paul,

I *did* say that I thought that they were misguided rather than deserving of
oprobrium or contempt.

The problem seems to be that war in Iraq is widely perceived to mean massive
civilian casualties and I do not believe that to be likely (unless Saddam
decides to gas them himself...). We'll find out in little more than a day
now.

As I said, 'misguided' and 'well meaning' to start with but when faced with
the reality of the situation on the ground the penny seems finally to have
dropped. I have to admire their initial principle though.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: <paule@sfu.ca>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Melancholy Me


>
>
> On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:06:09 -0000 soc@mailman.qth.net wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > > The
> > > self proclaimed "human shields" who pulled out of Iraq, because it
> > > was "too dangerous" deserve nothing but contempt.
> >
> > I think that's a little harsh. I consider them to have been misguided
but
> > my understanding of the situation is that rather than 'shield' schools,
> > hospitals and the like, they were given the choice of power stations,
> > communications centres and other important items of infrastructure close
to
> > potential military targets. No a difficult decision IMHO.
> >
> > Paul
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> What is the purpose of being a "shield" for something that is not a
> target in the first place... this speaks further volumes...
>
> cheers, Paul - VA7NT ex VE7CQK - email: paule@sfu.ca
> "Those who hear not the music. . . think the dancers mad."
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