you know how the russians handle 'annoyances' ya? don't see much of chechen rebels these days.
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nor Branch Dividians.
are you suggesting a democratic appointed AG would attempt to usurp rights protected under the constitution? i don't see any reason why a household would need to have anything more than exactly one black-powder musket per resident, just like our founding fathers stated. no justification at all.
Does sound more like a Republican AG, doesn't it?
missed this the first time.
if i may apply the context of the GWoT, this would pit our greatest military strength (omnipresence) against something wholly irrelevant (civilian bodycount). for if you suggest that more civilian casualties == more vilification, we would hands down be the more evil, for our civilians are unreachable in the numbers "theirs" are.
sounds kewl when indigo montoya says it.
My name is Georgie W, you threatened to kill my father. Prepare to die.
In todays asymetrical wars, the dividing line between legal and illegal combatants is thin, and hard to distinguish. 20 years ago, we thought Russia was the next actual enemy (in battle...) and the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) was designed around that precept. Also around the idea that represnetatives of warring nations or factions wear uniforms with distinguishing characteristics. It is now as easy as dropping your weapon and running around the corner to go from combatant to innocent civillian.
Hitler began terror bombing Britain when tactical bombing failed, figuring if he bought the populace to their knees, he could bring the whole nation down. Not so much.
Dont forget, winners write the history books...
Hitler began terror bombing Britain when tactical bombing failed, figuring if he bought the populace to their knees, he could bring the whole nation down. Not so much.
Dont forget, winners write the history books...
Can we develop a bomb that kills only men and ugly women? It would be cool if we could take over a country and enslave the hotties.
Only if you have no issues with turning into the evil that you say you are trying to defeat.
firebomb all the structures so you can see them.
duh.
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In which case Cuba, Iraq, Panama, Afghanistan, Vietnam etc etc have every right to conduct a bombing campaign in say........ Washington DC.
...but only if they hit the "Right" targets...
So you're saying a rhetorical abstraction is more important than reality?
We invent "principles" out of generalizations from experience...yeah, it's somewhat self-perpetuating, as our generalizations are intended to guide future behavior...but these things don't pop into being without considering reality.
So true...
Its not our fault if we need to kill everyone over in Iraq just because they crashed some planes.
Not that they crashed any planes........
No. I am not saying that. I am asking this question on the basis of priniciple. So....