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Originally Posted by Cool Hand
Inge understood that decisions to engage in armed conflict are often difficult and not binary. It's often not a choice between simply War: bad, and Peace: good. I wish so many persons would stop trying to reduce it to such black and white terms.
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This is the crux of the matter, to me. Yes, war is bad. And it's
always bad. However, there are times when the alternatives are even worse. Not often, but it has happened in the past and I have no doubt that such circumstances will again occur.
Oh, and thanks for giving me the source for that quote, Cool Hand.