American Moral Authority

[whatchamacallit]

I'll spare you the photos of ghastly carnage, but type Hiroshima in google images if you're interested in the truth of "American Moral Authority".

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. But..but..it wasn't gas and it was legal!

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? Gandhi

[whatchamacallit]

5. Love that quote n/t

[atreides1]

2. It seems that the US has assisted in the use of chemical weapons!

April 1988: Sarin was used four times against Iranian soldiers in April 1988 at the end of the Iran–Iraq War, helping Iraqi forces to retake control of the al-Faw Peninsula during the Second Battle of al-Faw. Using satellite imagery, the United States assisted Iraqi forces in locating the position of the Iranian troops during those attacks.

[avaistheone1]

8. We have such a long history with chemical weapons

including but not limited to Agent Orange in Vietnam, mustard gases in various wars, as well as biological weapons of smallpox laced blankets given to Native Americans.

[msongs]

3. "but it's legal" is the astroturfers' favorite defense line nt

[bunnies]

4. and...

add a bit of napalm...


a touch of white phosphorous...


and a smidge of...


Oops. Silly me. I almost forgot:

[PADemD]

6. +1000

This deserves its own posting.

[avaistheone1]

7. Bow now to the mushroom cloud!

Or you are a heathen, a commie pinko synthesizer, or not a card carrying member of OFA.

[Catherina]

9. We. Were. Warned. By some of our best minds. And repeatedly so

"There are those who think in terms of dollars instead of human values" - FDR