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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher: "People Die in Wars" [View all]Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)3. I have no problem with that
Wars suck, and it is a bloody shame more people who comment about it do not get to experience that first hand. It would certainly knock a bit of sense into them, there is nothing glamorous about dead bodies, or being about to die yourself.
How many fucking miles do you want to give Hamas to wage war against civilians? This is indeed where you are hoping we are going, no?
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Why? Do you see all Palestinians - children included - as "enemy combatants"?
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#11
First of all, the body count in past and present conflicts has been far from symmetrical.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#14
"Everybody does it" is a piss poor excuse for war crimes and atrocities. It's the My Lai excuse.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2014
#26
Reza Aslan argued the difference is Israel is killing civilians with American weapons
oberliner
Aug 2014
#37