tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post6200586600370645036..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Asymmetric Warfare and the Conservation of MoralityDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-53547060648428755162012-06-25T14:19:12.602-04:002012-06-25T14:19:12.602-04:00John,
I agree that terrorism is morally abhorrent...John,<br /><br />I agree that terrorism is morally abhorrent, however, despite it's being contrary to the traditional laws of armed conflict, most of the recent wars the the US and other major powers have fought have been against essentially asymmetric/terrorist foes. In that sense, I think it's probably appropriate to look at terrorism as a weapon of war, and understand how one may successfully defeat a foe using it, even while continuing to morally repudiate it.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-73783065009848653022012-06-23T09:27:04.642-04:002012-06-23T09:27:04.642-04:00Hi Darwin,
What you are calling Asymmetric Warfar...Hi Darwin,<br /><br />What you are calling Asymmetric Warfare, I'd simply call terrorism. Terrorism is morally abhorrent and contrary to the law of armed conflict. Terrorism is an asymmetric strategy, but not all asymmetric strategies are similarly unethical. For example, the English longbows at the Battle of Crecy were an asymmetric strategy. Asymmetric warfare also includes the use of precision guided munitions in the NATO air campaign in Libya, intended to prevent a government from terrorizing its own citizens. <br /><br /><br />Best regards,<br />JohnJohn Beeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090101789654257454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-7649485080502370422012-06-21T02:50:40.485-04:002012-06-21T02:50:40.485-04:00"Conservation of morality" is exactly th..."Conservation of morality" is exactly the wrong phrase for this. A conservation law would be a negative feedback loop, and you're describing a positive feedback loop.<br /><br />Nevertheless, you're describing a real phenomenon, and that breaking the cycle really is impossible "unless someone intervenes in the cycle by some act of heroic restraint and love."Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389602137217799305noreply@blogger.com