tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943149590404503544.post8201100878056065788..comments2024-03-19T08:15:46.874+00:00Comments on Circling the Lion's Den: Drone strikes in Pakistan the "least bad option"Nick Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403469719425563850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943149590404503544.post-82524554206453185542009-11-15T19:56:53.786+00:002009-11-15T19:56:53.786+00:00It is completely immoral to treat human lives as e...It is completely immoral to treat human lives as expendable digits on a strategic map. It will only cause those who have been victimized to seek retailiation in a never ending cycle of violence. How do we feel when innocent American lives are sacrificed in the name of abstract ideological goals. Shouldn't we finally realize that human beings in other countries are just as precious and irreplacable as we ourselves? When every human life is respected as inviolable and irreplacable, irrespective of where they may be inconveniently located at this moment, we can at last move the world in the direction of peace. Until then, we are just using abstract ideology to justify the egoistic and diabolical desire to control, functioning within our own minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943149590404503544.post-47858915619421837682009-10-21T17:49:37.807+01:002009-10-21T17:49:37.807+01:00I'm not sure this really is the "least ba...I'm not sure this really is the "least bad option" considering a sizable portion of civilians are being killed from these missiles. Asia Chronicle has been providing in-depth analyses on the political issues facing Asian nations, including Pakistan. Worth a read I think. www.asiachroniclenews.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com