@Luis I am not as foolish to think that we should be blindly celebrating the death of our enemies. Even Nazi Germany should be looked back on soberly as a reminder of judgement to us if we tried the same.
That said, the statement was written sarcastically. I don't agree with our foreign policy right now. The "police the world" mentality is rubbish and brings us enemies and never-ending series of wars. Wars against people who are fighting for their freedom as we fought for ours. And they may not understand that we want to "help" them. They may not see our aid. They see our presence as a military force and occupation. Not as big-brother knows best. We can work on changing it, but for now, as far as protecting the citizens go (US citizens in my case), you use all available means to protect them. Even if it means the efficient, swift death of an aggressor. "Containment" and "non-lethal" ways of stopping an aggressor bent on revenge or hatred is not going to help. "Peace on earth, good will toward men" did not stop hitler, or the Japanese in WW2. It made Neville look like a fool and Pearl Harbor like a conspiracy.
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@Luis
I am not as foolish to think that we should be blindly celebrating the death of our enemies. Even Nazi Germany should be looked back on soberly as a reminder of judgement to us if we tried the same.
That said, the statement was written sarcastically. I don't agree with our foreign policy right now. The "police the world" mentality is rubbish and brings us enemies and never-ending series of wars. Wars against people who are fighting for their freedom as we fought for ours. And they may not understand that we want to "help" them. They may not see our aid. They see our presence as a military force and occupation. Not as big-brother knows best.
We can work on changing it, but for now, as far as protecting the citizens go (US citizens in my case), you use all available means to protect them. Even if it means the efficient, swift death of an aggressor. "Containment" and "non-lethal" ways of stopping an aggressor bent on revenge or hatred is not going to help.
"Peace on earth, good will toward men" did not stop hitler, or the Japanese in WW2. It made Neville look like a fool and Pearl Harbor like a conspiracy.