Moral Relativism and Patriotism as Weapons of the State

A Canadian's perspective on moral relativism and patriotism.  Which brings up an awkward point:  every loss of American life in Iraq and Afghanistan is tragic and unnecessary.  What about the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, including many women and children?  They couldn't all be terrorists, could they?

This is not an indictment on Obama's administration.  Upon reflection, Bush II ordered the invasion of Iraq based on a false premise:  that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.  Over a hundred thousand Iraqi's died as a result.  So what did the US say?  Ooops, sorry...for reconciliation, we'll help rebuild your country--the same country we destroyed.  And oh, about that oil...

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