When an Emotional Appeal is Appropriate

[Mephisto]

"Staying the course is easy when it doesn't cost you anything but your popularity. End this stupid war!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZwnDVsbgWc&mode=related&search=

[Francesca R]

Appropriate for what?

The emotional cost of war is always appropriate [to publicise and consider] insofar as it is a real cost paid by society (not evenly of course . . .). It is not the sole criterion on which a government will decide to start, continue or end a war though, and it is never appropriate (IMO) that it should be.

[Mephisto]

Appropriate for what?

Appropriate for the funeral of a friend of relative killed in Iraq - it's apparent you didn't see the video.