War with Iraq Yes or No
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War with Iraq: Yes or No?
Should the United States of America go to war with Iraq? That is the question asked often when recently discussing topics about the government and foreign affairs. It's the burden and sometimes also the glory of a serious life that in good conscience you don't want to win the hard arguments too easily. Political decency consists not just in taking the right position, but in being willing to face contrary positions: face them at their strong points, not win arguments cheaply but face the bad music; face the suffering that goes on if you do the right thing, also face the suffering that goes on if you don't do the right thing. And make a judgment, which might well be in fear and trembling, about which is the better way. The smiley-face actions are damned rare. War in Iraq is not one of them. Neither is the absence of war in Iraq. And this proposes the question should the U...