Comments on: The Emptiness Of Moral Equivalency

By: Bob Diethrich

Bob Diethrich — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:34:11 +0000

Remember the scene in “We Were Soldiers” where the photographer tells Sam Elliot’s tough sergeant that he is a non-combatant just as the position is about to be overrun? Sarge replies, “NO such thing!” and tosses him an M-16 which he then proceeds to use! Wonder what this guy would do?

By: Blue Star Chronicles

Blue Star Chronicles — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:03:37 +0000

Blood Money for the New York Times…

EFFETE MURDERERS: This terrorist, Joao Silva and the New York Times
So the New York Times thinks they’ve got themselves a real scoop here. They got themselves some photos of terrorist murderers trying to kill American Soldiers! Aren’t they just some…

By: The Wide Awake Cafe » Imagine - Part Two

The Wide Awake Cafe » Imagine - Part Two — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:11:52 +0000

[...] Gaius of Blue Crab Boulevard has a son deployed to Iraq. My son and my brother are both deploying to Iraq soon. [...]

By: Gaius

Gaius — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:06:05 +0000

I didn’t miss the point, you did. As usual.

By: FormerRighty

FormerRighty — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:01:53 +0000

Gaius,

You’re missing jpe’s point. If the media is no longer allowed to report on the war in as dispassionate way as is possible, we all lose. I couldn’t do that, but I’m glad that there are people who can.

“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

Okay, let’s apply the Golden Rule to the situation in Iraq. You say if the Mahdi Army kills an an American soldier it is murder, because they are not at war against the U.S. Is it then also true that if an American soldier kills a member of the Mahdi Army, it’s also murder?

By: Gaius

Gaius — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:04:34 +0000

Thank you for linking, Consul.

By: Consul-At-Arms

Consul-At-Arms — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:06 +0000

Thanks for this excellent post. I’ve linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2006/07/re-when-terrorists-trust-you-emptiness.html

By: Gaius

Gaius — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:31:29 +0000

So, would you be so supportive if you were in the gunsight? Would you cheer the independance and neutrality of the press as the bullet entered your skull? How about if it was your wife/husband/father/mother/son/daughter in the gunsight?

I would not stand by while someone commits murder. And it is murder because the Mahdi Army is not at war with the US. I guess that escapes you.

I guess you feel differently. I’d bet you’d feel differently if you had a personal stake instead of a hypothetical, too.

By: jpe

jpe — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:14:42 +0000

Journalists are like the Intl Red Cross: they’re only able to do what they do because it’s known that won’t interfere. If journalists became combatants (which is essentially what you’re asking they do), journalism would cease to be possible in conflicts.

In short, don’t forget yer Kant. He’s good for ya.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:06:21 +0000

Try again please. I changed the quota.

By: Sarge

Sarge — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:59:43 +0000

Hey pop, your email is kicking messages back. I tried to send you a reply and it said “mailbox full.” Just a heads up. Also, if you got AOL instant messenger or yahoo IM or something we could talk in realtime without me having to walk my post-mission lazy ass all the way over to the telephones…

By: Sarge

Sarge — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:57:17 +0000

Are you freaking kidding me? Someone needs to put Mr. Silva and Mr. Greenwald on the receiving end of a Dragunov sniper rifle and see how “heroic” they think Iraqi insurgents are then. While we’re at it, let’s put everyone involved in this article at the NYT up there too.

Or, if we can’t do that, let’s have those people write the letter to the family of the soldier that sniper was targeting, and explain how their journalistic glory is more important than the life of an American soldier.

If this is considered the legitimate media, we’re in real trouble.

By: The Real Ugly American.com » Blog Archive » If Greenwald was a photographer he would do the same thing

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:55:47 +0000

[...] Blue Crab Boulevard has something to say about Glenn’s reply. Which, I think shows the emptiness of the moral equivalency that people like Mr. Greenwald espouse. Here’s a shocker for you, Mr. Greenwald, I have a very personal stake in this matter. Not a theoretical stance, not a smartass, smarmy, self-righteous “position” on it. A personal stake. It could have been my son on the other end of that sniper’s sights. Want to try to lecture me about what I am and am not willing to do? Want to make book on it? The Anchoress linked with When terrorists trust you…Blue Crab Boulevard linked with The Emptiness Of Moral Equivalency… 9 Comments ï¿½ [...]

By: The Anchoress » When terrorists trust you…

The Anchoress » When terrorists trust you… — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:48:08 +0000

[...] Blue Crab Boulevard, whose son is in Iraq, has an angry retort. Don’t miss it. [...]