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The means of the state are not endless. States carry an obligation to make rational use of their means to macimize the benefit for their citizens. The argument
by Joeri 12y ago
The means of the state are not endless. States carry an obligation to make rational use of their means to macimize the benefit for their citizens. The argument is not that terrorist strikes do not deserve deterrence or punishment, it's that the war on terror is inappropriate in its scale, because the same means could have achieved much more good for the american people when put (mostly) to other uses.
- 64598u3wieodsk 12y agoAs a juxtaposition, compare this with an actual quote from a 2005 speech by Bush: “We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.”