RE: [CPEO-MEF] Response to "Environmentally sensitive warmaking"

[CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org>]

Original message from Fenoy W. Butler <fenoy@olg.com>

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Mr. Hugus:

It is certainly not obvious to me that "in the deepest sense, the Pentagon
is conducting a war on the biosphere." I was under the impression that DOD
was and is, in the deepest sense, protecting us from the enemies of the
United States.

I would be curious to hear what you would consider to be an environmentally
acceptable methods for "killing" an enemy tank or stopping an infantry
division. Obviously, to be environmentally acceptable, these methods could
not employ propellants, high explosives, or depleted uranium. What would
you suggest DOD employ - harsh words perhaps?

Remember - it is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had
it taken from you.

Fenoy Butler

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