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Old 02-14-11, 02:35 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by DarkFish View Post
And to continue your analogy, in a fight, if the opponent is only one hit away from going KO, you don't grab your sword and slash his throat.

I don't think any fighter in the history of human conflict has ever known for sure that his opponent is one punch away from being knocked out, but be that as it may, in a fight to the finish if slashing your opponents throat has a chance of ending the war more quickly then you have a moral responsibility to your own people to try it.
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