03-04-2013, 03:34 PM
The connection is that we have an individual who violated policy and law by accumulating and releasing a large amount of information. On release, that information seriously damaged US policy. Each of us needs to judge whether that damage is for the good or for evil.
The part where I part company with Mr. Manning's accomplishments is the effect they had on the safety and survivability of out soldiers.
Bringing this back to the memo: I often hear the statement "If we save just one life with this policy, then it is worth implementing." The problem is that the statement is all too often used without a tally of the lives cost by implementing the policy, just those saved.
In this regard, I might put Manning's release of secrets and the objectives of the memo in the same category: "More lives lost than saved."
That makes for questionable morality in both counts.
The part where I part company with Mr. Manning's accomplishments is the effect they had on the safety and survivability of out soldiers.
Bringing this back to the memo: I often hear the statement "If we save just one life with this policy, then it is worth implementing." The problem is that the statement is all too often used without a tally of the lives cost by implementing the policy, just those saved.
In this regard, I might put Manning's release of secrets and the objectives of the memo in the same category: "More lives lost than saved."
That makes for questionable morality in both counts.