Comment by ignoramous
4 days ago
> Passes the smell test to me
Gotcha. Thanks.
> Does that preclude my having an opinion on the value and legality of a military strike?
Words mean things. "Perfectly lawful" means just that? And so, I was curious.
> Would you still have a bone to pick with my credentials if I said that I thought the Dresden firebombings
Felt the need to know whether I was mistaking an arm-chair opinion for an expert opinion, is all.
> Words mean things. "Perfectly lawful" means just that? And so, I was curious.
He did prefix it with "I think", highlighting that "this is my opinion / my interpretation", not that he is issuing a ruling as a judge in an international court.
I read "I think" for "brilliant operation".