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Silver_Witch

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119. Cover with cowardice and horror

Tue May 10, 2016, 12:14 AM

May 2016

These wars have gone on long enough! We need to get out and stop killing innocent people.

I am not blathering...I am responding the post that equates bombing a hospital and killing doctors and patients to having a car accident.

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Doctors Without Borders Pulls Out Of World Humanitarian Summit, Says It No Longer Has Hope [View all] uhnope May 2016 OP

Very sad commentary. 7wo7rees May 2016 #1

And the United States is a major culprit. Kelvin Mace May 2016 #2

Negligence vs. intent. MH1 May 2016 #3

Ask the families of the dead if "intent" makes a tinker's damn Kelvin Mace May 2016 #9

It all makes sense when you swallow Fairgo May 2016 #19

Agreed, Kelvin Mace May 2016 #24

lol what a ridiculous argument uhnope May 2016 #21

Innocent people are dead due to our continuing an illegal invasion Kelvin Mace May 2016 #22

Afghanistan was far from a illegal invasion. EX500rider May 2016 #34

I think he was referring to the War in Iraq. Aristus May 2016 #36

Even the Iraq War was following anmUN resolution. If that was an illegal war what constitutes a Akicita May 2016 #49

One actually declared by Congress. AllyCat May 2016 #57

Good point. Even though Hillary and Congress approved the war they never declared war. Akicita May 2016 #59

And who funded the Taliban back in the 80s? Kelvin Mace May 2016 #43

What does that have to do with anything? We funded the Soviets and gave them weapons in the '40's Akicita May 2016 #46

9/11 wasn't Pearl Harbor Kelvin Mace May 2016 #53

No one? Since the Taliban wasn't founded till circa 1994. EX500rider May 2016 #47

Many of the same players Kelvin Mace May 2016 #52

I love that argument of "we then forgot about Afghanistan"... EX500rider May 2016 #55

"Terrorist acts against the Soviets'? whathehell May 2016 #90

One man's freedom fight is another man's terrorist Kelvin Mace May 2016 #91

Lol...So you think the Soviets were "freedom fighters"? whathehell May 2016 #94

I think you have the two reversed ... brett_jv May 2016 #97

I don't think so.. whathehell May 2016 #124

Are we being deliberately obtuse Kelvin Mace May 2016 #108

Um, no.. whathehell May 2016 #123

Bush was offered Osama by the Taliban and he refused, and instead single-handedly started the war. Akamai May 2016 #81

The US offer was to hand him over to us or face the consequences... EX500rider May 2016 #103

W needed the war in Iraq to gain political power here at home so he could Actor May 2016 #126

We were actually discussing Afghanistan, not Iraq EX500rider May 2016 #127

Be that as it may, it is good to remember that W and Cheney are war criminals Actor May 2016 #128

Oh yeah? I was responding to the poster who said that Afghanistan was far from an illegal invasion. Akamai May 2016 #129

How exactly would "smashing" several thousand al qaeda & their Taliban protectors.. EX500rider May 2016 #130

it was every bit as illegal as Iraq, and for the same reason stupidicus May 2016 #85

Countries need no UN anything to defend themselves from further attack once they have been attacked EX500rider May 2016 #102

meaningless garbage that in no way rebuts the "illegality" claim stupidicus May 2016 #107

Sorry, defensive warfare requires nothing from the UN. EX500rider May 2016 #109

nonsense stupidicus May 2016 #110

Nonsense right back at ya. EX500rider May 2016 #111

that's all you have alrighty stupidicus May 2016 #114

Wow, some article written by a student...that's convincing...lol EX500rider May 2016 #116

thanks for conceding again you have no rebuttal to the "illegal" stupidicus May 2016 #117

Afghanistan did NOT attack the USA. bvar22 May 2016 #100

No, the Taliban allowed Al Qaeda to set up shop and used them as enforcers. EX500rider May 2016 #101

The 99.999% of "innocent" Afghans I mention are DEAD, and their families destroyed. bvar22 May 2016 #104

Law Enforcement? EX500rider May 2016 #106

One major problem with your word salad justification for WAR in Afghanistan. bvar22 May 2016 #112

"...and that was a handful of Saudi criminals." EX500rider May 2016 #113

If you remember, the moral justification for the Iraq invasion was that Saddam Hussein had chemical Akicita May 2016 #38

The "justification" for invading Iraq was a lie Kelvin Mace May 2016 #42

Then one wonders why Hussein didn't accede to the UN demands that he allow UN weapons inpectors in. Akicita May 2016 #45

I believe he was afraid of the Iranians.... EX500rider May 2016 #48

That's probably right. Thanks. Akicita May 2016 #50

What are you two even talking about? brett_jv May 2016 #99

Bottom line Kelvin Mace May 2016 #54

Hussein did let them in! bigmonkey May 2016 #66

Thank you for dispelling the misinformation. Enthusiast May 2016 #71

rightwing talking points on DU -- for shame!!!!! stupidicus May 2016 #88

Huh! Very informative. Thanks. Akicita May 2016 #92

Reflexive sloganeering is a pathetic argument. cali May 2016 #67

Which may or may not be the reason families of the dead don't decide sentences in criminal trials. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #73

Again, Kelvin Mace May 2016 #75

Yes, I got that the first time around. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #76

Intent matters in the legal system Kelvin Mace May 2016 #78

That was certainly impassioned. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #82

What pretty words to cover horrible acts! Silver_Witch May 2016 #83

Cover how? Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #93

Cover with cowardice and horror Silver_Witch May 2016 #119

Seriously. What are you talking about? Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #122

You better hope a mad bomber doesn't have a problem with your neighbor. Then again if A Simple Game May 2016 #29

Doesn't matter - dead is dead. 840high May 2016 #51

Negligence becomes intentional when willfully failing to learn from or internalize the consequences. Chan790 May 2016 #77

if the enemy is thought to be in a building, wendylaroux May 2016 #79

That's our fault too... charliea May 2016 #84

There should still be a penalty LiberalLovinLug May 2016 #95

Ahhh greiner3 May 2016 #98

another baseless "america sucks" post uhnope May 2016 #5

Did or did not the US Kelvin Mace May 2016 #7

ah jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez uhnope May 2016 #10

You are the supremely naive one if you support the WOT. stillwaiting May 2016 #16

Je Suis Charlie uhnope May 2016 #18

Right on. We should just submit. Akicita May 2016 #39

warmongering is not for just rightwingers anymore stupidicus May 2016 #86

Yeah it is some just refuse to admit where they stand. TheKentuckian May 2016 #105

The least bloody way of murdering people is still murder Kelvin Mace May 2016 #23

now you cynically play the bigotry card uhnope May 2016 #25

Yeah pottedplant May 2016 #27

Oh my. Do you hear the words you are parroting...... SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #30

Hillarians sound just like the bushies. I wonder how many of them have loved the slaughter Doctor_J May 2016 #58

You're pushing the same crap Doctors Without Borders are refusing to take part in. jhart3333 May 2016 #33

If the schoolgirls just quit going to school they won't be killed. If we all submit we will not be Akicita May 2016 #40

Well I suppose you haven't heard maindawg May 2016 #31

I like how you made this conspiracy theory uhnope May 2016 #121

Unfortunately, there is plenty to criticize in US foreign poicy. Redwoods Red May 2016 #8

it's not baseless... wildbilln864 May 2016 #13

it often does stupidicus May 2016 #89

Yup. nt stevenleser May 2016 #96

I cannot tell this place from a rightwing cesspool anymore Matariki May 2016 #120

This is enough of a tragedy without the Hortensis May 2016 #37

If it were your family dead Kelvin Mace May 2016 #41

My dismissal is of your unfortunate reaction. Hortensis May 2016 #44

Way to shirk reality. cali May 2016 #68

Humanity? lsewpershad May 2016 #4

This just makes my heart sink cali May 2016 #6

Mine too. Very much so. nt. polly7 May 2016 #11

Same here. Heartbreaking. MerryBlooms May 2016 #14

Wow Tsiyu May 2016 #12

We need a sea change Hydra May 2016 #15

And this is what to expect to continue if we support the status quo. More wars rhett o rick May 2016 #17

Amen. +1, Rhett. PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #26

Precisely. Enthusiast May 2016 #72

I agree with them malaise May 2016 #20

Global capitalism is a true expression of "the banality of evil." bjo59 May 2016 #28

Long live Arendt burrowowl May 2016 #63

Well, it is the current expression of that. And perhaps not the worst. GliderGuider May 2016 #69

The US is a big part of the problem EdwardBernays May 2016 #32

If you google "u.s bombed doctors without borders hospitals" Duppers May 2016 #60

That's a lot of bombs. Akicita May 2016 #61

google results, not bombs. Duppers May 2016 #62

I know. Just wondering what the relevance of the number of google hits is? Akicita May 2016 #64

If you google "Mobile Alabama" Glassunion May 2016 #115

There's much knowledge out there of these bombings. Duppers May 2016 #118

My point was that the volume of google results on a given search Glassunion May 2016 #125

What a tragedy GOPblows431 May 2016 #35

Sad commentary and situation, how many mistakes can be made without believing something more ... slipslidingaway May 2016 #56

K&R emsimon33 May 2016 #65

"expendable commodities, dead or alive" democrank May 2016 #70

Very tragic. zentrum May 2016 #74

Hell, doc, wars are an expendable commodity... malthaussen May 2016 #80

both extremely sad and disgusting stupidicus May 2016 #87