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Originally Posted by dennisw
...I personally do not believe the producers tried to present a balanced view at all. They give a nod to one side of the argument...
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Upon reviewing the material further I will have to agree with you. Fortunately I believe there are some interesting tidbits - especially for civilians like me - to be pulled from the movie.
One thought that was voiced by Lt. Col. Kilner I agree with, namely that
"We have let the anti-war people claim the talk of morality in war" From my personal observations and limited experience I feel that this is more often true than not.
There is a - to my mind pretty interesting and informative - interview with Kilner to be found here:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/soldiersofcon...ial_kilner.php
This is also one of the reasons that I decided to open this thread - not so much to discuss the legitimacy of conscientious objector status but in hope of shedding some more light on the moral issues discussed in the film.
Frostfire, thank you for providing those links. I found them to be very interesting and - as you inferred - they provide quite a different viewpoint on the matter of the morality of killing. Here is another video off the website that I thought to be very interesting:
http://inquirer.philly.com/blackhawk/video_gdshoot.asp There are many more and it's definitely worth checking out.
I'm sure there is much more material out there than I have been able to find. I will keep searching and would be grateful for any other resources that are provided here.
It would be interesting to hear some more opinions on this.