Wow! The new slur against the anti-war faction on DU is "peace purists"

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130. And yet it is not just one person on that thread advocating military action. 'Just one' you said.

And here they are again, not criticizing the verbiage of 'peace purist' but instead advocating military solutions no matter what, no matter where.
Not one of those advocating military action criticized the term 'peace purists'. Many did however, take up the OP's position and defend it.
It is what it is. When you are advocating military action, you are being pro war. Perhaps reluctantly, but nevertheless when you say 'lets' bomb' you are being pro war. If you can't accept that, you should not advocate war.

And here is a bit of information. When I was a child I was in the region for a set of events involving a terror attack that killed mostly children, which was followed by military response by air and on the ground against Syria. I have spent days and nights actually listening to the bombs falling on Syria. As usual the bombs were killing kids who had done nothing to 'revenge' the killing of other kids who had done nothing. A 40 year vicious cycle. 'They killed kids so lets' kills some in return' gets to be old and tired. So I'm not savoring hearing about even more bombs falling on even more kids who did nothing. The bombs 40 years ago did not stop the gassing, did it? The continued conflict, civil and otherwise in Syria did not stop the gassing, did it? And this bombing won't stop it either. You can think that it will, but history does not support that view. If we really want to make change there, we need to commit the entire will of our nation, thousands of troops and billions of dollars, anything less is just another chapter in a sad story filled with dead kids.
I was say, 14 and almost all the deaths on both sides at that time were kids. Not one of the fuckers on either side who killed were kids, they were all adults and all of them claimed they were killing to make peace. 'We are right to do this, because they were wrong to do that!' they announce. Then they do some killing of civilians, children, women, who it's all fodder.
Nevertheless I'm sure you take all of this very seriously and your snarky reductive attitude is intended to make peace and understanding.
I'll never forget the sound of the shelling.
Now tell me of your experiences in the region.