Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by pdonis on Monday July 17, 2017 @07:31PM
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> that's an economic problem, isn't it?
Only if you think the need of any society to be able to defend itself is an economic problem.
> to what extent does America really need (a certain amount) of soldiers?
That depends on what threats we expect to have to deal with.
Also, if you argue that people with children should not be soldiers, you are taking out of the decision loop people who are likely to have a more restrained view of when violence should be used.
Re:Two days in an underwater cave running out of oxygen
by gpawl on Monday July 17, 2017 @08:34PM
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the people who die in war aren't the people who decide to get into a war.
But that's an economic problem, isn't it? Maybe if children stopped working, we couldn't make enough matches? But unless we recognise the morally undesirable, why would we care to change anything?
You can recognise something as morally undesirable, yet for some other reason unavoidable. There are many things that fall into that category.
It's also a slippery slope - if something is needed does that justify all means in getting it? And to what extent does America really need (a certain amount) of soldiers? It's one thing to defend its borders, but is every military action of necessity - as opposed to national will?