“Destroying human life in the hopes of saving human life is not ethical...”-GWB

[charlie23]

Huh ? I can't believe he actually said that, and I don't have a source. Apparently it's quite recent. It's wrong on so many, many levels if it actually came from out of his lips...

Edit...found it in context. Please excuse me and cut this one.

[Buckle Up]

Don't we do that all the time when we execute murderers (especially in Texas, Mr. President)?

Originally Posted by Buckleupp

Don't we do that all the time when we execute murderers (especially in Texas, Mr. President)?

Nah that's nothing to do with saving human life that's just revenge plain and simple.

So I guess those folks in (pick a country we are at war with) are not human?

[Prints Myshkin]

Originally Posted by Doug4.7

So I guess those folks in (pick a country we are at war with) are not human?

If GWB or any world leader had indeed made this statement (I haven't found a definitive link yet), then yes. I think on some level they're not viewing enemies as fully human. Or at least in some sense not all human lives are equal. Maybe the thought is that enemies of the state have forfeited some of their rights. This still doesn't address the question of collateral damage, which for me is the biggest sticky wicket in the morality of warfare.

Either that or they are having terrible fun saying satirical things.

Originally Posted by Prints Myshkin

If GWB or any world leader had indeed made this statement.

He did. I heard it this morning on NPR and it made my wife & I look at each other (in one of those, "Did you just hear what I heard?" ways...).