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In reply to the discussion: Like it or Not, Bradley Manning is a Traitor [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)that those who claim to be liberals get all excited and massively upset at our own country over the unintentional death of 12 but seemingly unconcerned about the intentional death of 198. Except when even that must be blamed on America because we invaded after all.
Personally I think WAR itself is a crime against humanity, and the notion that "we should try to kill each other and blow things up in a civilized way" is a little bit silly. Especially if one side cheats and the other side loses because they followed the rules.
It is a little bit like the recent Trek re-run I saw where they had a santized war done by computers, with no mess and no destruction of infrastructure, no real bombs or weapons, just the computers would decide who had been killed in an attack and those designated would report to be incinerated. Very neat and orderly - a war with rules, and with millions dying every year.