Trump surrogates on CNN saying we should kill civilians and not worry when fighting ISIS.

[onecaliberal]

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]

1. K&R n/t

[eleny]

2. They referred to them as something like "a civilian here or there"

[onecaliberal]

3. Only after Van called them on it.

The other gentleman, Bob, was ripping them a new one too.

[eleny]

6. Yup

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]

8. They don't care. They have no idea when we kill an innocent we leave a family of

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]

9. All they can taste is the possibility of their own power

The rest is a blur, including us.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Hey, we've got nukes, why not use them?

(Now where's that smilie for "assholes"?)

[onecaliberal]

5. The nukes are very important to him you know.

[eleny]

7. Well, let's see - Here's one of my faves

[DesertFlower]

10. i saw that. thought i was having a bad dream.

[former9thward]

11. Civilians will be killed in fighing any war.

FDR and Truman authorized bombing raids against civilian targets in WW II which killed hundred of thousands of innocent civilians.

[onecaliberal]

12. We DONT indiscriminately kill innocent people. It's not 50 years ago.

We should have LEARNED a lesson by now.

[former9thward]

13. That is a pacifist argument.

Civilians will be killed in any war.

[pinboy3niner]

14. Killing civilians intentionally or through failure to follow measures to avoid it is a war crime

[onecaliberal]

15. Thank you

[former9thward]

19. Are the civilians killed in drone strikes a war crime?

[ronnie624]

20. The whole of the GWOT is totally lacking in logical and moral legitamacy, so yes.

Aggressive war is a violation of international law.

[ronnie624]

16. Apparently you think you've presented a compelling argument

for indiscriminate killing.

Far from it.

[pinboy3niner]

17. Poor guy is just using the 'shit happens' argument

But that's really pretty disgusting. We have a responsibility, morally and under U.S. and international law, to PREVENT shit from happening.

[ronnie624]

18. Ever rightward we go.

Too bad.