Re: self censorship
" Part of my objection is practical, which is to say that permitting moral choice among combat soldiers will vastly increase our own casualties."
will it ..really? there are many that would disagree. is it possible that ignoring things like the geneva accords actually kill more soldiers. most would agree the pictures that came out of abu grahib fueled insurgency and the death of many more us soldiers than we might have expected. is it possible that making moral decisions at the point of conflict actually wins the heart and minds of people who might otherwise kill you. this is another topic sun tzu discusses. i hear they study the text at west point.
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