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Different River's argument is totally bogus. It's like arguing that the Japanese shouldn't have surrendered after being nuked in WWII because surrender would "subsidize" nuclear war and thus encourage the US to nuke them again. Well, no, it didn't happen that way, because once the US achieved its goal, the marginal utility of additional nukery went to zero.
Similarly, if Iraqi suicide bombers drive the US out of Iraq, it does NOT follow that they will then try to drive the US out of Florida.
Tom...
ReplyDeleteDifferent River's argument is totally bogus. It's like arguing that the Japanese shouldn't have surrendered after being nuked in WWII because surrender would "subsidize" nuclear war and thus encourage the US to nuke them again. Well, no, it didn't happen that way, because once the US achieved its goal, the marginal utility of additional nukery went to zero.
Similarly, if Iraqi suicide bombers drive the US out of Iraq, it does NOT follow that they will then try to drive the US out of Florida.
-- Dan