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Old 06-05-2011, 09:31 PM   #1
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It comes back to: Why are Libyan lives worth more than Syrian lives?
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Old 06-05-2011, 09:45 PM   #2
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It comes back to: Why are Libyan lives worth more than Syrian lives?
If that is what you believe, fine.

I dont share that opinion.

I think foreign policy decisions are not that simple. Is it a good thing that it involves more than the value of one life over another? Probably not, but it is reality.
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Old 06-07-2011, 08:15 AM   #3
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It comes back to: Why are Libyan lives worth more than Syrian lives?


Still trying to get a straight answer on that one as well.
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Old 06-07-2011, 01:23 PM   #4
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It comes back to: Why are Libyan lives worth more than Syrian lives?
The worth of the life is only one side of the equation. The other side is the cost of saving it.
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Old 06-07-2011, 02:19 PM   #5
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The worth of the life is only one side of the equation. The other side is the cost of saving it.
Thank you HM. Simple answer to a simple question.
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Old 06-07-2011, 04:34 PM   #6
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It comes back to: Why are Libyan lives worth more than Syrian lives?
They aren't, neither one is worth jack-shit... neither is yours, or mine.

We're talking about nations and their actions.
If a foreign nation kills you, do you think the US would react? Probably, but not because they give a rat's ass about you, only because the US has been insulted.
If the US kills you, would other nations do something about it? Not a chance, not just because they'd get their ass kicked, but because they don't care.
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