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The problem is people believe in a fair world and that our foes operate with the same values so that if we accommodate them we’ll be okay and therefore we should not develop means to better wage assymetrical warfare because that’s an unfair advantage. Moreover, what if they are in the right and we are in the wrong, in terms of history.

They fear that this current admin and future adminis may depend on as sec Clinton put it “droning” people we simply disagree with rather than actual military adversaries.

The main question is effectiveness of the system, given some baselines.



Another problem is that some people don't introspect whether our allies should be fighting the people they are fighting.

Other people don't ask if the ends justify the means.

Other people recommend first-strike nuclear attacks.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-legal-case-for-striking-nor...


I used to think people should read more history. But now I think people should read more sf, and consider it as a potentiality.




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