All military actions have civilian casualties.

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TB — 5/6/2009 4:12:09 AM (archived)

The curious part of this whole issue is that for some reason the only people who are called on causing civilian casualties are on our side. Unlike the Taliban and al Qaeda we don't kill civilians on purpose. In a rational world, this would make a difference.

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Obama backing off Predator attacks? - TB - 5/5/2009 11:52:20 PM
- Guerilla war, Losing Tactics 101: Red Cross: "'Dozens' of Afghans die in airstrike" - Bowser - 5/6/2009 2:14:00 PM
  - Terrorism, winning tactics 101 - TB - 5/6/2009 4:20:23 PM
    - "It seems a little silly to deliberately fight a guerilla war in a manner guaranteed to lose it." - Bowser - 5/6/2009 9:39:52 PM
    - Fight the war that's there and win it, not Vietnam all over again and lose. - Bowser - 5/6/2009 9:35:52 PM
- You didn't read the article did you? - Tony - 5/6/2009 1:24:43 PM
- re: Obama backing off Predator attacks? - Andrew - 5/6/2009 4:10:57 AM
  - Ah. The "king vampire" theory. - TB - 5/6/2009 4:17:23 AM
    - What a song and dance! - Buck Galaxy - 5/6/2009 4:59:56 AM
      - "Change?" To what? - TB - 5/6/2009 5:10:06 AM
        
        Changing to a situation in flux - Buck Galaxy - 5/6/2009 6:24:58 AM
    - Jeez. Remember 9/11? And the desire to get the perp? - alcaray - 5/6/2009 4:24:32 AM
- "That's it for America's role in the fight in Pakistan" - Buck Galaxy - 5/6/2009 3:38:11 AM
  - re: "That's it for America's role in the fight in Pakistan" - TB - 5/6/2009 3:51:20 AM
    - re: "That's it for America's role in the fight in Pakistan" - Buck Galaxy - 5/6/2009 4:07:44 AM
      - All military actions have civilian casualties. - TB - 5/6/2009 4:12:09 AM
        
        So given non-rationality... - dtb - 5/6/2009 5:53:11 PM
        
        Fighting a guerilla war with WW I tactics is called "losing". (n/t) - Bowser - 5/6/2009 3:21:13 PM
        
        You almost wrote "WWII" didn't you? :) (n/t) - TB - 5/6/2009 5:07:40 PM
        
        No. It was deliberate, but it's not quite accurate. Neither is WWII. Nor Korea. Vietnam is. (n/t) - Bowser - 5/7/2009 12:04:24 AM
        
        re: You almost wrote "WWII" didn't you? :) - Hans - 5/6/2009 7:41:56 PM
- "Iran carries out an air raid on targets in Iraq" Please elaborate. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/6/2009 2:49:46 AM
  - Iran has attacked Kurdish areas near their border with helicopters - TB - 5/6/2009 4:22:46 AM
    - What is the USA going to do about it? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/7/2009 11:53:12 AM
    - Iraqi Kurds are US surrogates in a secret war against Iran. - Bowser - 5/7/2009 12:13:02 AM
      - Glad to hear that. I am hoping that, sooner or later, such measures will overthrow the so-called "government" of Iran. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/7/2009 11:55:00 AM
    - They did, several times. This has been going on, and off, for years. - Haji - 5/6/2009 8:13:07 PM

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