> Subject: Sethra on Iraq > > > >I can't believe no one has started this topic yet, and as much as I hate > >to do it I can't let it go any further. Doesn't anyone see > >anything...well, ironic in comparing Sethra Lavode's lessons on war to > >our current political situation? Remember the bit about "It's not the > >aggressor who starts the war, it's the defender"? Yeah. I agree with > >Vlad, I couldn't quite see that either. > >Rachel > > I thought the comment from Sethra was pretty obvious, though insightful, > once it was pointed out. An obvious example was Hitler's walk through > Europe. He annexed countries at will and no war started until someone > decided they did not want to be annexed. The point being you cannot have a > battle until someone decides to oppose the agressor. How this relates to > Iraq is a little more confusing. In the gulf war it was convienient to place > Iraq as the agressor and the US as the defender acting on behalf of Kuwait. > I find it more than a little confusing at this point in trying to determine > who the agressor and the defender are. > Ian >