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Stuff Happens: Donald Rumsfeld, the Free Will Defense, and the Problem of Suffering

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

After the invasion of Iraq in April 2003, George Bush’s Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, provided a free-will defense for the rampant street looting in Iraq. Why was it occurring, and why wasn’t the United States actively engaged in stopping it? Here’s Rumsfeld’s answer: Freedom’s … Continue reading →

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