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Entry: Fighting Evil with Evil Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/fighting_evil_with_evil#29658 Post contents: Overly abstract. Partisan war and atomic war are in completely different categories, despite the fact that they both usually involve the targeting of civilians. Napoleon got it exactly right: "With a partisan, you must fight like a partisan." That does not mean becoming "evil" like the "evil enemy". There is no reason why <i>we</i> must view the enemy as evil at all, regardless of how he views us. Experience shows that states can use partisan tactics--assassination, kidnapping, etc.--without becoming morally degraded. Sent at: 2009 01 08