Re: ANDY ROONEY

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From: Oliver Wendell Jones
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:32

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And what is a 'just war', one with the Jesus stamp of approval?

What is an 'unjust war'?  Waged by evil devil people?

In article <20040412230750849-0600@news.telusplanet.net>, 
shhh@dontaskdonttell.org says...
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>In <iZIec.9092$2H4.6560@clgrps12> Oliver Wendell Jones wrote:
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>> Rooney's article missed the mark.  Of course a war correspondant 
>> couldn't ask  "do you think we're achieving our goals or should we 
>> pull out?" now like they  used to in WW2, because in WW2 almost 
>> everybody was onboard against the 'evil  nazi menace'.  It would have 
>> been unthinkable to even suggest retreat no matter  how steep the 
>> casualties.  This is why Rooney's analogy is useless, and more  than a 
>> little disingenuous.  That whole patriotic anti-nazi sentiment from 
>> WW2  was shifted right into anti-communist sentiment, fairly well 
>> played domestic  strategy, in fact.
>
>
>So, all you mentioned was that Rooney, and those of his generation, knew 
>the difference between a just and unjust war.
>
>Try again?

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