tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post116394182028807047..comments2023-12-23T05:39:28.481-05:00Comments on Culture for All: Was the US intervention in Bosnia justified?Red Tulipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03546144713477594777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1164060747250702232006-11-20T17:12:00.000-05:002006-11-20T17:12:00.000-05:00The problem is determining that level. And what i...The problem is determining that level. And what if it breaks out all over the world, with many nations engaging in their own genocides?<BR/><BR/>Morality aside, there is a real practical element. If we decide to go after nations responsible for genocide, we have to recognize that it is at least conceivable that we may find ourselves in a situation were, due to resources, we can only stop one instance of genocide out of many.<BR/><BR/>Thats why I couldn't buy all the arguments for overthrowing Saddam just because he was a brutal dictator. There are a LOT of dictators just like him, and if we think we have a moral imperative to overthrow them all, then we're in trouble, because we don't have the resources to feasibly do that.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570533262697579725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1164025427415960002006-11-20T07:23:00.000-05:002006-11-20T07:23:00.000-05:00Jason:I disagree, sorta. When the genocide reache...Jason:<BR/><BR/>I disagree, sorta. When the genocide reaches a certain level, I do think we have a moral imperative to act.<BR/><BR/>I do not believe that was the case with Bosnia.Red Tulipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546144713477594777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22462867.post-1163961779909386672006-11-19T13:42:00.000-05:002006-11-19T13:42:00.000-05:00Well, I don't know much about this specific confli...Well, I don't know much about this specific conflict, but I do know what my position in general is about these kind of things.<BR/><BR/>As cold as it may seem, I don't think we should get the idea that we're obliged to stop all instances of "genocide" in the world, no matter how noble it might make us feel. We have our own self interest to consider as well.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570533262697579725noreply@blogger.com