28 Oct 08
Originally posted by knightwestSay that to the 3.000.000 Vietnamese your country burned to smithereens in the 60's and 70's.
I think you are confusing the people who have a total disregard for human life. It is almost certainly not American soldiers, but more likely those who detonate suicide bombs in heavily crowded markets.
28 Oct 08
Originally posted by knightwestThe american military has shown in recent times that it has a total disregard for civilian life, as long as they get a couple of suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in the process.
I think you are confusing the people who have a total disregard for human life. It is almost certainly not American soldiers, but more likely those who detonate suicide bombs in heavily crowded markets.
They are just as bad as these terrorists they are waging their little war on, only they have better bombs.
28 Oct 08
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Originally posted by spruce112358If you don't think that Syria is neutral, do you think that the US is at war with them?
When Turkey or Switzerland interned belligerents during WWII, neither side made any attempts on those persons because they were "out for the war".
The US is at war with al-Quaida. Therefore:
"A neutral state may not give armed assistance to any belligerent, or lend money, or guarantee a loan to either side, [b]or permit its territory to become a b ...[text shortened]... can bluster all they want, but Syria is in the wrong. So is Pakistan for the same reason.[/b]
28 Oct 08
I think these kind of 'incidents' turn people against USA, rather than fighting terrorists together with USA.
If you are against USA (of the reason mentionned earlier) then you are pro the enemies of USA.
So the people in this place tend to support alQuaida after an incident like this.
Killing innocent people tends to make people angry. Against whom? The bad guys. Who are the bad guys? Good question.
28 Oct 08
Originally posted by FabianFnasImperialists are selden welcomed.
I think these kind of 'incidents' turn people against USA, rather than fighting terrorists together with USA.
If you are against USA (of the reason mentionned earlier) then you are pro the enemies of USA.
So the people in this place tend to support alQuaida after an incident like this.
Killing innocent people tends to make people angry. Against whom? The bad guys. Who are the bad guys? Good question.
28 Oct 08
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThere was a saying I once heard in a bar when I was way up in the Himalaya's drinking cheap Indian whiskey (called "Bagpiper" in case anyone's interested) to keep warm.
Hence their tendency to treat their 'hosts' as ungrateful children.
"There's only one thing worse than imperialism and that's imperialism with morality."
28 Oct 08
Originally posted by CrowleyWe are talking about people with no higher level of education, nor having deeper information of the WTC. Biased TV, no internet. They see "Oh, they killed my cousins children!" and the get the conclusion "They must be bad!". They perhaps don't even know about alQuaida and their greater goals. Moral for them is what they see. Dead children.
Christ no!
ANYONE who kills innocent civilians is despicable.
No-one would 'take al-Qaeda's side' as some kind of moral high ground...
28 Oct 08
Originally posted by tomtom232That's total BS. If they are going to kill us, we have the right to kill them. It is as simple as that.
The US has not declared war therefore they cannot go attacking anybody they want do no good reason other than a country is supplying a faction, whom the US is not even at war with, with needed items!
28 Oct 08
Originally posted by EladarActually, it isn't that simple. By your logic, if a Canadian went into Detroit and killed someone, bear in mind that this person is just a citizen, not a solder, we could then launch a Special Forces attack into Canada. Do you think that this is accurate?
That's total BS. If they are going to kill us, we have the right to kill them. It is as simple as that.