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Before Rational Thought 101

Commentary by Aslan, 12/27/05, 1:06pm.

Welcome. You are here because you are predisposed to be against the Iraq War. Before moving on to Rational Thought 101, please read the following:

Logic Times is a conservative web site. Yes, this site references other conservative columnists and sites. This does not invalidate the analysis expressed in the Rational Thought 101 essay. Information is conveyed by people, and people have worldviews that shape that information. You should be wary of bias always, but be alert for things called FACTS, which travel along with the natural bias and stand on their own two feet.

Death in war is not good. Rational Thought 101 makes observations about the relative number of people that have died because of action in Iraq. This does not mean that death is good. This does not mean that there is a numeric threshold below which we can comfortably ignore the tragic consequences of war. The discussion related to casualties is about perspective and the responsible use of language, not about the indefensible idea that civilian or military deaths can be disregarded.

Americans historically have not been concerned when Iraqi civilians die. You may be the exception, but it is unlikely. Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 Iraqi civilians died between 1979 and 2003 and, if you are a typical American, you were unaware of this or lightly concerned. Keep this reality in mind when reading.

If you have read the above points, please proceed to Rational Thought 101.