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20. I dunno
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 05:22 PM
Apr 2012

If my home town/state was being occupied by a foreign army, and that army was given to committing war crimes, atrocities and other humiliations of my fellow citizens, I'd certainly understand the motivation by some people to drive them out by any means necessary, up to and including the loss of one's own life in a suicide bombing. It certainly speaks to a deeper level of commitment and involvement than a person sitting in front of a computer screen thousands of miles away and launching a missile by remote control at a "suspicious" activity. I suppose that while this behavior of blowing people to bits with the click of a mouse has the redeeming value of actually being new to warfare, it seems no less reprehensible than a lot of other behaviors connected to waging war.

As long as we're considering what's worth crying about.

Remember after September 11th when sheltered Americans wondered why they hate us? Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #1
Osama hated us because of our military base in The Holy Land xtraxritical Apr 2012 #2
Yes...Osama along with many others found our presence there humiliating Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #7
You think this behavior is new? leftynyc Apr 2012 #4
Weren't they suppose to love us? caseymoz Apr 2012 #10
Do you remember anyone leftynyc Apr 2012 #11
False dilemma: why does one exclude the other? caseymoz Apr 2012 #16
I thought I had made myself clear leftynyc Apr 2012 #18
Does it occur to you that the person is gone . . . caseymoz Apr 2012 #19
I dunno gratuitous Apr 2012 #20
So they hate us because of how we treat their dead bodies 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #13
No. They hate us for various things, not just how we treat dead bodies. Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #15
No they hate for the reasoning (lack of) behind the act. TheMadMonk Apr 2012 #17
What is it about abusing corpses that is so indepat Apr 2012 #3
complete marshall gaines Apr 2012 #8
But...but...but those soldiers are just letting off some steam! Crowman1979 Apr 2012 #5
Rush would say it's just a fraternity prank like Abu Graif. Great moral authority that he is... freshwest Apr 2012 #12
huh marshall gaines Apr 2012 #6
Yeah, "Gee, who coulld have predicted this?" bemildred Apr 2012 #9
They want to blame it on being at war because they'll be back in the USA soon. freshwest Apr 2012 #14
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