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Originally posted by lendaddy
If a war is wrong because 3,500 men have died, then how can you ever support another military action with unavoidable loss of life?
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The war is not wrong because 3,500 US soldiers have died.
It is wrong for a variety of other reasons, including because it was ill-conceived, perhaps based on dishonesty, and not in the US's interests. That's the core of the detractor's argument. If that core is accepted, then even 1 death is too many, in this particular instance.
Again, you state it's a fair approach for one whose position is "I am against all wars."
Is it a fair approach for one whose position is "I am against all (unwarranted/unjustified/unnecessary) wars"?