Re:CIA new nominee director Gina Haspel ran a torture site a...
by cwkoss on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @03:36PM
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> let's consider the complete set vs. those that support a particular world view.
What a pompous response. You are not using a 'complete set [of facts]' either, you're just adding your own facts which support your particular worldview.
Let's not imply that anyone is working from perfect knowledge of the subject as a rhetorical attempt to signal authority. Both misleading and clearly incorrect.
Re:CIA new nominee director Gina Haspel ran a torture site a...
by unclebucknasty on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @04:54PM
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>What a pompous response. You are not using a 'complete set [of facts]' either...
I've added facts to the original set that was offered. Those added facts broaden the context. If you have more facts to add that would further broaden the context, then you're free to add them as well, versus merely devising adjectives for others' responses.
Perspective is in order here. "Credible estimates of Iraq War [alone] casualties range from 150,000 to 460,000" [0].
Obama inherited two wars (one illicit) and he settled on drone strikes in part to reduce the awful rate of civilian casualties. There is really no equivalence here and to suggest that there is actually introduces the bias that makes it about right vs. left.
I applaud your encouragement to focus on facts, but let's consider the complete set vs. those that support a particular world view.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War#T...