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eleny

(46,166 posts)

6. Yup

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 12:22 AM

Sep 2016

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.

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Trump surrogates on CNN saying we should kill civilians and not worry when fighting ISIS. [View all] onecaliberal Sep 2016 OP

K&R n/t Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2016 #1

They referred to them as something like "a civilian here or there" eleny Sep 2016 #2

Only after Van called them on it. onecaliberal Sep 2016 #3

Yup eleny Sep 2016 #6

They don't care. They have no idea when we kill an innocent we leave a family of onecaliberal Sep 2016 #8

All they can taste is the possibility of their own power eleny Sep 2016 #9

Hey, we've got nukes, why not use them? Binkie The Clown Sep 2016 #4

The nukes are very important to him you know. onecaliberal Sep 2016 #5

Well, let's see - Here's one of my faves eleny Sep 2016 #7

i saw that. thought i was having a bad dream. DesertFlower Sep 2016 #10

Civilians will be killed in fighing any war. former9thward Sep 2016 #11

We DONT indiscriminately kill innocent people. It's not 50 years ago. onecaliberal Sep 2016 #12

That is a pacifist argument. former9thward Sep 2016 #13

Killing civilians intentionally or through failure to follow measures to avoid it is a war crime pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #14

Thank you onecaliberal Sep 2016 #15

Are the civilians killed in drone strikes a war crime? former9thward Sep 2016 #19

The whole of the GWOT is totally lacking in logical and moral legitamacy, so yes. ronnie624 Sep 2016 #20

Apparently you think you've presented a compelling argument ronnie624 Sep 2016 #16

Poor guy is just using the 'shit happens' argument pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #17

Ever rightward we go. ronnie624 Sep 2016 #18