If we launched an attack on Mexico and they responded by attacking America I would expect civilians to die. It's ugly but it's just.
Especially in both the real and notional examples which have elected "representative" governments which makes the citizens morally responsible for the attackers actions. If anything it should be incumbent upon the local population to go after Hamas, but most people in Gaza support them. On Jul 14, 2014 10:34 PM, "Scott Stroz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK..so if Mexico launched an attack on the White House and civilians that > lived or worked near the intended target died, Mexico would be absolved of > those deaths as long as they warned us ahead of time? > > And, sorry, but they are still 'people'. maybe not people we like, but > people nonetheless. > > Again, absolutely befuddled this is coming from you. > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 10:29 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Not people, one of the two parties that make up the coalition government > of > > that nation. > > > > It's their government. With missiles and machine guns, not drug dealers > or > > gang bangers, not even close. > > > > Armed by the government's of Iran and Syria. Hezbollah even took some > time > > off from fighting in Syria to take some shots at Israel. > > On Jul 14, 2014 10:13 PM, "Scott Stroz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Just so I understand. > > > > > > If you get notified from Mexico that there are people in your > > neighborhood > > > doing bad things and Mexico is going to launch an attack, with bombs > and > > > other explosive ordinance, on your neighbors, Mexico would be absolved > of > > > any and all wrong doing should you, or one of your family members, die > in > > > the attack because you didn't leave your home? > > > > > > Something just does not compute there, Tim. Of all people, I would > think > > > you would have an issue with that. > > > > > > The US has gotten slaughtered in the press when there are 'civilian' > > > casualties from these strikes of which you speak. > > > > > > I guess the only thing the US has not done correctly in these attacks > was > > > let people know ahead of time that we were going to do it. Then it > would > > > not be our fault. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:07 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > If you have a valid reason for doing so without warning during a war? > > > > > > > > If the building (these are built up urban areas) I'd being used to > > launch > > > > missiles? > > > > > > > > American media has so sanitized war that this is really how we think? > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea how many collateral deaths we are responsible > for > > > > around the world every year? > > > > > > > > I don't. We don't track it report that. What do you think a > predator > > > or a > > > > JDAM does? They aren't magic, they don't kill just the one > individual > > we > > > > are targeting. > > > > On Jul 14, 2014 6:38 PM, "Scott Stroz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, what you are saying is, if you warn someone you are about to > blow > > > up > > > > > their house it absolves you of all wrong doing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Still going with the murder thingy? Even after I showed you that > > the > > > > > > Israeli military notifies people before they bomb and that Hamas > > > > > > demands people stay and die even after being notified? > > > > > > > > > > > > Please explain. > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It does not matter whether there was, or was not a state. > > > > > > > The issue is the murder of civilians. > > > > > > > Unless your argument is that because there was not a state, it > is > > > ok > > > > > for > > > > > > > Israel to murder civilians. > > > > > > > ᧠> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:371526 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
