Re: Human lives: Do the math (was: Impact on history)

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Sun Sep 16 2001 - 20:44:27 MDT

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Til Eulenspiegel wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience@pobox.com>
> [snip]
> > necessary and justified. But the sole possible justification for war
> > against Afghanistan (and Iraq!) is the elimination of rogue states as
> > breeding grounds for terrorists with weapons of mass destruction. The
> [snip]
>
> I don't quite follow you here. Do you mean a potential war with Iraq, or
> did you mean to suggest the Persian Gulf War, or both?

I mean a potential war with Iraq.

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