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Warren DeMontague

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9. No, I was talking more like the difference between the Japanese WWII situation and, say, Vietnam.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #8)

Wed May 29, 2013, 01:19 AM

May 2013

As in the difference between a large number of horrible acts committed in the course of a bad war, and a large number of horrible acts committed in the course of a bad war at the behest of someone's direct orders or plan.

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Men as Slaves in War [View all] Bonobo May 2013 OP

People aren't reminded of that enough Major Nikon May 2013 #1

War is a shit deal for everyone concerned. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #2

Big umbrella. Bonobo May 2013 #3

It should be talked about. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #4

I would also say this; right or wrong, atrocities that are "officially" sanctioned or organized are Warren DeMontague May 2013 #7

So in other words... Bonobo May 2013 #8

No, I was talking more like the difference between the Japanese WWII situation and, say, Vietnam. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #9

It seems that it has been talked about- digonswine May 2013 #5

Hang on a second. Bonobo May 2013 #6

I'm just not sure that the term is quite right- digonswine May 2013 #10

Seriously? MadrasT May 2013 #11