"concession to victory"
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is doing the wrong thing for the greater good all that good? this would probably be another rant in the age-old question of just who's right in the first place, but then again...how are we to know who's bad and who's good? the crusades, for example...an abuse of the name of God and then, the mass slaughter and execution and plundering of countless towns and cities. even the war right now is a crusade in its own right --- some might see it as a defence of Semitism and an upholding of Christian values throughout the Middle East. i mean, shit, america more or less runs iraq now. how can the americans be so sure that they're not conflicting with any muslim fundamentals in the running of the state? and look what happened to afghanistan --- it's still a smouldering ruin. and the two men whom you most wanted to catch...the true prizes...they're still not caught. ultimately, it's just one big mess. and it's not like the iraqi people are having the time of their lives, either. opposition towards the occupation has already left to deaths of people other than americans; one big shock after another.

where's the good in that?