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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I'm sorry, but the morality you describe makes no sense to me either. If we invaded Iraq for good reasons, why do we need to add this stuff about him being a bad man to make it "moral." If we think the other realpolitik reasons are necessary and sufficient, why aren't they moral, too? I'm not saying we ought to depose every dictator in the world. I'm saying that it cheapens the idea of morality in foreign affairs if it's used as a fig leaf for decisions that are really made for other reasons.
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Primarily, I clean my desk because it is messy, and because order is conducive to efficient work. That I know that my CEO will be stopping by later doesn't cheapen the validity of my cleaning urges - it merely adds impetus to the decision.
