Sterl500 said:
Take things released on the internet, and within domestic news with a shaker full of salt. Also you have to learn to question things in a purely political BSed society. I wouldn't doubt that civilians were killed, that's just war. Not that this statement makes it right. I am sure other countries have done the same thing. Especially since the terrorists blend in with the locals. I am a true supporter of our military, not only do they help protect our country, but they are helping to train people to protect their own country.
And the people killed in terrorist attacks in America? I suppose that's just war as well. Oh wait, I see. Casualties are only tolerable if they don't share your nationality.
I have no idea what you're going on about.
TrolleyDave said:
QUOTE(Sterl500 @ Jul 26 2010, 11:30 PM)
Take things released on the internet, and within domestic news with a shaker full of salt. Also you have to learn to question things in a purely political BSed society. I wouldn't doubt that civilians were killed, that's just war. Not that this statement makes it right. I am sure other countries have done the same thing. Especially since the terrorists blend in with the locals. I am a true supporter of our military, not only do they help protect our country, but they are helping to train people to protect their own country.
I don't doubt that these documents are wholly accurate. The fuss kicked up by the military is enough to show these as being legit. And you're right, civilians are killed in war. Still doesn't make it right like you say, specially when the whole war was started using propaganda and false pretenses. Also, you should stop calling them terrorists. They're enemy combatants, or simply, the enemy. Well, depending on which side of the border your nationality is of course.
Propaganda has taught you to call them terrorists so you immediately have a picture of a demonised enemy, so then when a civilian is killed it makes it easier to swallow.
And top lad for supporting your military, but don't let it blind you to things. Don't forget that the troops sent to Iraq weren't sent there to protect any Western country, they went there to depose Hussein under the pretense that he had WMD's. There were many other legitimate reasons to take him out, he killed and tortured people systamtically, he was a tyrant and dictator, he attempted to ethnically cleanse his country. The list is pretty large. Yet the US/UK governments (yeah ours is just as guilty as yours) decided to put a tale out that Iraq had WMD's. You ever question why?
