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Comment by pinkmuffinere

7 hours ago

Nobody is happy about killing civilians. But Khamenei did more than that every day he was alive. Personally I feel there is some amount of immediate civilian casualty that is worth putting a stop to continuous suffering.

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heavyset_go  7 hours ago

It's easy to excuse the collateral damage of people you will never meet, just remember that this reasoning has unleashed hell on Earth for countless innocent people, many kids, and it makes you sound like a ghoul.

Hope to hell that you or anyone you care about isn't on the receiving end of such sentiments.

  • throwaway3060  6 hours ago

    I remember that the alternative has also unleashed hell on Earth for countless innocent people.

    At some point, you have to take the path that offers at least some hope for the future. To turn into something that has lost all hope - there is no fixing that.

  • khazhoux  6 hours ago

    It's not "easy" but it remains true. We can play the moral-decision game and I'll ask you whether killing one child is justified to save 5,000,000. If you answer "yes" then from that point it's just about agreeing on numbers.