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Originally posted by Joseph Knecht
Faisca
The point is not whether it is right or wrong, the point is that if you look at it objectively as I think THEY see all is doing, then you understand that through the eyes of the enemy, the military and the 'innocents' ARE the enemy!
Hence, what may seem morose to you or I, is in their reality the art of war. And yes attacking civilians does serve a purpose... THEIR purpose.
Also, out of curiosity... Who is innocent and how is that qualifiable? Is someone who builds planes that drop bombs innocent? When militaries strike targets KNOWING that civilians will be killed along with the enemy, is that an innocent act because the target was the enemy? It gets very murky here.
Originally posted by kozmo
BUT he's got a valid point... as much as I hate the point, he does have it.
Think about it... Hate me for the application of logic if you will, and as much as I despise it, it reeks of truth.
Originally posted by esdad71
Now, what terrosits do is incorrect in that the attacks are on purely civilian targets. There is a big diff between collateral damage and a planned attack.
Originally posted by kozmo
Ok, Which category do you put Nagasaki and Hiroshima into?
YES... deplorable, reprehensible, atrocious, awful and any other colorful adjective that you would like to use is applicable to their cowardice, however, condemnation never won a war... decisive action does and that is what they think they are taking.
Originally posted by crmanager
the original thread was a very uninformed statement that had an emotional foundation and not a logical foundation.
Originally posted by kozmo
Very simply put... because we're playing by two completely different sets of rules. Most Americans believe that we have some moral code to follow while waging war (And I do agree to an extent) but they also want to project our moral code upon the enemy (Part of the reason that we're in this war to begin with) which is a joke.
Until people begin to understand that we are approaching this war from two very different perspectives, we will continue to fight this one with our collective hands tied behind our backs while the enemy runs amok slapping at us at their will.