Iran fires on US drone

[The Dharma Bum]

[Spider]

[exploited]

Yes, I see what you mean by "tu quoque." It is just that it doesn't apply to my position, or really anyone elses. Nobody is saying that Iran is right for shooting at the drone because the US flies stuff over their territory. But everyone is saying that neither country is right to start a war over it.

[Spider]

Its not about Iran being right or wrong. I'm just pointing out that saying, "Well, you did X" is not an argument, its a deflection.

But I agree that Iran probably shouldn't be taken as instigating a war through their action.

[exploited]

So how much or how often do you think that fallacy applies? For instance:

"You Iranians broke into our embassy, kidnapped our diplomats, mentally tortured them and made them into hostages! Then you tried to blackmail us with their lives!"

"You Americans overthrew our democratically elected government, sent billions of dollars to a raging psychotic lunatic and then gave him refuge your country once we booted him out! Our demand is his release to the Iranian people, and then you can get your people back!"

The danger of invoking that fallacy is that you might miss out on perfectly legitimate reasons for doing something.

For instance, Germany carpetbombed tons of cities during WWII. So did the US. I would argue that, as the aggressor, the fact that Germany did X can reasonably be used to argue that the US should do Y.

Thoughts?

[Ameriman]

Funny how this took place before the election but didn't come out untilp well after.

[Mr.Bill]

[The Dharma Bum]

[Ameriman]

Iran has a long list of reasons to be spanked.

[The Comrade]

i hope you're first in line at the recruiting station, chief.