MDDM Lambton Worm

[jbor]

on 30/8/02 11:38 AM, s~Z at keithsz at concentric.net wrote:

>>>> sometimes desperate and violent acts and great personal sacrifices are
> needed to prevent greater catastrophes. Not sure on the question of whether
> he should have killed his father (or his dog, for that matter), but had he
> not killed the worm the consequences would have been much much worse than
> just accidental death for nine generations of Lambton men.<<<
> 
> Pretty much Cheney's point the other night, eh?
> 
> 
 
I was thinking more of Churchill's resolute defiance of Hitler, and of those
in Britain still calling for appeasement, or worse, in 1940-42.

I don't know what Cheney said, but I think that a US declaration of war
against Iraq (or Iran or North Korea) at present would be an extremely
foolish move, and totally unjustifiable. On the other hand, I'd hate to
think what Saddam or Osama might do given access to a nuclear arsenal.

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