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Originally posted by learnatic
Originally posted by JBRiddle
People die in war. Wars are no longer fought on some distance battlefield where only the two opposing forces get killed. Wars are fought in Urban Areas that are usually highly populated. The United States Military avoids civilian casualties when ever possible, but sometimes people are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Military's Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan are total retarded simply because we try too hard to avoid civilian casualties. For example, US forces are taking fire from a house across the Valley. In the old days we'd call in Artillery or an Airstrike and blow the building and all in it to kingdom come and let God sort'em out. But that's not the way we do it today, you are only allowed to shoot when we see enemies with weapons in there hands.
So back to the building that were being shot form. A few minutes later out walk 3 guys with no weapons. Are these the people shooting at us? (expletive deleted) YES! Can we shoot them? (expletive deleted) no. Why? Because of out stupid rules of engagement.
Americans are dying because of these stupid rules and it only encourages the enemy to exploit these rules knowing our hands are tied.
Yes mistake happen but we never directly target civilians like some other countries do.
I respect your comments because it seems you have been in the miltiary and know of the complications that arise but your claim does not seem to be supported by Wikileacks video from Iraiq for eample. If its just a case of mistakes happen when the U.S kills civilians then why is also not this same case when its the Lybians or the Syrians do it?
I see Hilary Clintion and other world leaders incuding those of my own goverment and that of Israel scream genocide when 100 bodies are found in Syria.
In any event, I'd still like to know; how many civilians does the U.S need to kill before its gulity of genocide according to its own definition of the term???
Originally posted by learnatic
Originally posted by JBRiddle
The United States is not deliberately or systematically targeting, in whole or in part, any ethnic, racial or religious groups or any one nationality.
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Originally posted by Sundreez
reply to post by learnatic
The accusation was made by the former Prime Minister of Syria, not the US.
www.middle-east-online.com...
Sounds more like mass murder ( the toll so far is about 14,000) not Genocide.
Originally posted by Erongaricuaro
To the OP - I suppose that number would have to be in the millions. As the world's watchdogs/attack dogs we are justified if we are protecting the BILLIONS. At least someone has rationalized it that way. We must protect global economic interests for the good of all.
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Originally posted by learnatic
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday that the US "must lead the world in stopping Iran's genocidal regime from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability
There is a video floating around the internet in which it was put to former ambassador to Iraq Mandaline Albright that 50,00 kids were killed in Iraq as a result of the U.S led invasion and was the death of 50,000 kids worth it? The former ambassador relied 'yes it was."
My question is how many civilians does the U.S. have to kill before the U. S. is guilty of genocide?
Link to the article
cheers
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