"First off, thank you for your sensible reply which is a nice breath of fresh air."
"so suicide bombing is okay as long as u take out the suicide part and rather just place a bomb and kill civilians?"
why couldnt you have replied the favor? i said both were wrong, one was more wrong. and now you're claiming i said one was ok. you are not interested in sensible replies, you're full of bullshit.
"And yes he did save the lives of many of his men who would have died if the war prolonged"
that wasnt what i was referring to; hundreds of thousands of asians were dieing from starvation because of the war. a quick resolution was needed to save millions of civilian lives.
"What difference does it make whether he killed himself or not?"
i already explained it, to accept the repercussions of your actions.
"So bombers who die for their country in hopes that it will save more of their own men, women, and children also made a good decision."
no, i didnt say truman made a good decision, and im not saying the suicide bombers made a good decision. im saying both of them made morally bad decisions, one is morally worse then the other.
"Exactly... your enemy targets civilians so why not you? What difference does it make if targetting of civilians was or was not accepted in that time period? All that matters is the two sides of the conflict today. If one side does not care for these rules that are "widely accepted" then what?"
"why not you?" because the morallity of the world condemns it. the reason why it matters what was accepted at the time is the same reason why some behavior is acceptable for a 2 year old that isnt acceptable for an adult. our culture has made such things unacceptable, you cannot claim the innocence of the past. if one side of the conflict does not care for these morals, then they will alienate themselves from the world and will eventually fall. look at korea. the two sides adheared to different values, one is supported by the west, one is way better off then the other.
btw, i've been at the beach for a week, if you're wondering why it took me so long to respond.
