[quote=walterwhite]Without the war there would be zero war related deaths.
So if you go into a crowded casino with a shotgun and start shhoting the place up, and some guys start shooting back at you but hit some slots players who should get the bill for the deaths?[/quote]
If the casino is also a fire hazard and a center of drug dealing and other criminality – and you lived nearby – would you want the police and fire department to clean the place up? Would you be satisfied if the mayor and police chief said, “well, we’d like to clean it up but someone might get hurt”…
I’m not saying I’m a fan of the Iraq war or any war. But just hoping that bad people will be nice if you’re nice has not proven to be a viable strategy historically. It would be so nice if the world worked that way, it really would. But you have to face that not everyone is as nice as you. Some are criminals. Some are opportunists. Ignoring them does not make them go away. Leading by example of niceness, does not make them nicer. On the contrary, left alone, they get stronger and ultimately it becomes a problem you have to deal with.
