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Originally Posted by creekster
I do think you are going a bit far in saying that it is uncionscionable to try to minimize the impact of the war, as everybody is biased to some extent when they present any idea about which they have a prior belief, but I suppose that is a quibble and may just be your own hyperbolic endeavor. .
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It is unconscionable to minimize the impact of war when you are doing so out of political expediency. During the Vietnam war Americans were deliberately misled about the number of casualties. We were misled because politicians didn't want to lose the support of their constituencies. To me, that is unconscionable. And when George Bush attempts to convince us that the war in Iraq is progressing on track, that too is unconscionable.
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