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10-22-2007, 04:06 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #161 | | Joe Blow
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Originally posted by TheCranker:
I don't care they didn't target the civilians. They decided that killing them was an acceptable byproduct of attacking the country. I don't even like the word terrorist. It just allows us to feel our killing of civilians is acceptable because we didn't specifically aim for them. I don't think the difference is enough to warrant the smug satisfaction we feel.
| Ah, so you're just a fundamentalist pacifist?
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10-22-2007, 04:07 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #162 | | Newb
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There's that smug satisfaction I was referring to.
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10-22-2007, 04:08 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #163 | | Joe Blow
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Where?
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10-22-2007, 04:10 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #164 | | Newb
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Surely terrorism is merely the practice of striking fear into a populace by indiscriminate killing? It's purpose is to bring pressure on the target's government (or similar) to agree to specific demands.
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10-22-2007, 04:12 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #165 | | Joe Blow
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I blame the "enemy" for putting their targets too close to civilian structures such as hospitals and school.
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10-22-2007, 04:14 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #166 | | Newb
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I don't care they didn't target the civilians. They decided that killing them was an acceptable byproduct of attacking the country. I don't even like the word terrorist. It just allows us to feel our killing of civilians is acceptable because we didn't specifically aim for them. I don't think the difference is enough to warrant the smug satisfaction we feel.
| Don't disagree with any of that, just don't think it equates to terrorism.
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10-22-2007, 04:14 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #167 | | Newb
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Half a million dead Iraqis appreciate your efforts to minimise their deaths.
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10-22-2007, 04:16 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #168 | | Joe Blow
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Half a million dead Iraqis appreciate your efforts to minimise their deaths.
| You think less would be killed if we pulled out?
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10-22-2007, 04:17 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #169 | | Newb
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I blame the "enemy" for putting their targets too close to civilian structures such as hospitals and school.
| Indeed. They should just draw a line down the middle of the country and stick all the military on one side and civilians on the other.
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10-22-2007, 04:18 PM
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Let's wind Bert up, shall we ? Post #170 | | Joe Blow
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Originally posted by Neil Purvis:
<BLOCKQUOTE>I blame the "enemy" for putting their targets too close to civilian structures such as hospitals and school.
| Indeed. They should just draw a line down the middle of the country and stick all the military on one side and civilians on the other. </BLOCKQUOTE>
Or just not put all their command and control and ack ack in cities.
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