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Is Powell a war criminal?
If the answer is "Yes" then answer this next question:
"What about our current president?"
Blogs on the internet accuse the president, of similar act as Powell:
"Obama remains a continuation of Bush. As he announced that “a decade of war is now ending,” his drone war killed three more “suspected militants” in Yemen—another statement that the U.S. has the right to target anyone, anywhere suspected of wanting to attack U.S. nationals or the forces of governments that work with the U.S. are fair targets for annihilation at the president’s discretion."
or......
Obama continues to threaten Iran. He continues to encourage the false perception encouraged by the media that Iran has a nuclear weapons program threatening Israel and the world. Following the joint U.S.-NATO operation to topple Qadafy in Libya (producing an even worse regime), he mulls over intervening in Syria, and already orders his air force to deliver French troops to the battlefields of yet another war-of-choice, this time in Mali."
President Obama was elected by popular support and with the endorsement of Gen. Powell.
****A WORD OF ADVISE: THIS IS A CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC AND I WILL ASK THAT PEOPLE BE RESPECTFUL OF DIFFERING OPINIONS.
***** NO VERBAL FIST FIGHTS, PLEASE.
HAVE YOUR SAY AND LET OTHERS HAVE THEIRS. OKAY?
My thanks to TED for posting this debate.
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Don Wesley 50+
I will provide more argument later for all to see.
But, I will comment here on “your” one remark which is: "Let me try this. I care too."
Karsten, Love is not an emotion, but a state of awareness and caring;
Love of this type is often called compassion-feeling.
Your weakness, [As I see it] is your very limited scope of awareness and what you believe it tells you.
Think about what I am saying; I ask you with much kindness.
We get some partial-awareness from ourselves, by using out own limited knowledge.
But, to be prudent before making decisions we must consider all the partial awareness available; from all the experts involved. Truly brilliant minds are are involved doing this. Minds that can also read others emotions in fraction of a microsecond. We can see liars and people with hidden agendas.
We are not playing a simple game of chess here. The stakes are the price of War.
And I am working very hard to communicate to all, why my disagreement-with-you is so very-fierce.
Furthermore, my writing, might be difficult for a few to understand today; but with time, understanding will spread. It is better to be short and hard to understand than not understood at all.
Karsten Grunert
You cloud your life experience with vague emotions. Look at the life you are living. Look at the facts before you.
You do not need "experts", you do not need "brilliant minds". You can use your own intellect to decide.
You are incomprehensible.
Put your opinions into a single declarative sentence without using emotional language or some lame metaphor and say something that someone can understand. You are not being intellectual, you are being obtuse.
Don Wesley 50+
I didn't put out a hook to catch you making a mistake.
You just revealed yourself. And I can now say Check-mate.
You have revealed some truths about yourself.
That not bad at all, it fact I say it is good.
Because, Better to “Know thyself” and thereafter you will be true to all men.
The most revealing remark you made is -
“You do not need "experts", you do not need "brilliant minds". You can use your own intellect to decide.”
[That is true, but not wise. Ask anyone if he knows all; especially a physicist; he will pause for a few seconds and say No.
The second revealing remark you made is -
“You cloud your life experience with vague emotions. Look at the life you are living. Look at the facts before you.”
[This statement is not true at all !] My life is not cloudy at all. And I work hard and listen to other wise minds to understand the whole situation.
To know all the facts, you need also need high EQ which is emotional intelligence
Do a little research about EQ. Low EQ predicts a very poor leader.
The perfect example of one who perfect EQ is Jesus.
He talked in many different metaphors.
The other with high EQ is Colin Powell.
Powell used a parable too, talking about structure needed to build great men with good character.
It starts young with kids learning to listen for lessons learned from those with real wisdom.
IQ is not enough to get the whole truth and nothing but the truth
And to make a decision alone, is a vice and not a virtue. Prudence is a virtue.
There are four cardinal virtues meaning hinges. I won’t reveal them here.
And many many more vices to shed, until you reach contentment.
You revealed you are American and not German.
Karsten, I can say you are a good man and know you can become much better. It helps to take lessons from better men.
Listen to your Elders. They made many mistakes and corrected.
I have compassion for you.