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Old September 4, 2013, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Zunaid
It would be an act of war (invasion, unlikely as their are no talks of boots in the ground). Much like Libya or Kosovo. And (fortunately or unfortunately) there are just wars and just invasions. Hearken back to Bamgladesh's own liberation war. That was a just war. That was a just invasion. Military action should always be the last recourse but often turns out to be the only recourse.
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Because we can and we do have a moral obligation to protect the weak and the oppressed. But what we do has to be seen to be fair and just and unequivocal.
Interesting that you bring up 1971. Where was the American moral obligation towards the weak and the oppressed then?
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