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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump surrogates on CNN saying we should kill civilians and not worry when fighting ISIS.
They both stated that killing civilians should have no bearing on a decision to strike. These grotesquely ignorant idiots have no idea what the hell they're talking about. They were smiling during this discussion, I really couldn't believe they were saying it out loud. It's just, wow.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)onecaliberal
(32,854 posts)The other gentleman, Bob, was ripping them a new one too.
The people in the slave markets are innocent. But the Republicans on the panel were dismissive of those innocent lives, nevertheless.
Btw, it was especially good when Van explained the reason and importance of civilian command over our military. Sadly, the R's needed the lesson.
onecaliberal
(32,854 posts)People who want to kill US. Every basic lesson of the Iraq war is completely lost on these people. They place no value on "those brown people"
eleny
(46,166 posts)The rest is a blur, including us.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)(Now where's that smilie for "assholes"?)
onecaliberal
(32,854 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)former9thward
(32,003 posts)FDR and Truman authorized bombing raids against civilian targets in WW II which killed hundred of thousands of innocent civilians.
onecaliberal
(32,854 posts)We should have LEARNED a lesson by now.
former9thward
(32,003 posts)Civilians will be killed in any war.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)onecaliberal
(32,854 posts)former9thward
(32,003 posts)ronnie624
(5,764 posts)Aggressive war is a violation of international law.
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)for indiscriminate killing.
Far from it.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But that's really pretty disgusting. We have a responsibility, morally and under U.S. and international law, to PREVENT shit from happening.
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)Too bad.