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sterlingice · 01-28-2006, 07:31 PM

I dunno, I see a couple of different things here:

1) I don't see how guerrillas taking cover behind civilians has anything to do with taking hostages. One is being put in a no-win situation while the other is voluntarily putting yourself in the situation.

2) I think JW is right, saying we didn't get the whole story from the journalist. It just seems like there are some inconsistencies in the story.

3) The "if you're not fer' us yer' agin' us" rhetoric is tired, tho, too. It's the "ends justify the means" theory. What it fails to note is that there are other ways to reach the ends that don't involve those means. Thankfully not a lot in this thread so far.

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01-28-2006, 07:31 PM	#19
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I dunno, I see a couple of different things here: 1) I don't see how guerrillas taking cover behind civilians has anything to do with taking hostages. One is being put in a no-win situation while the other is voluntarily putting yourself in the situation. 2) I think JW is right, saying we didn't get the whole story from the journalist. It just seems like there are some inconsistencies in the story. 3) The "if you're not fer' us yer' agin' us" rhetoric is tired, tho, too. It's the "ends justify the means" theory. What it fails to note is that there are other ways to reach the ends that don't involve those means. Thankfully not a lot in this thread so far. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 01-28-2006 at 07:31 PM.