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joshcryer

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4. Roughly 20x less civilians killed by NATO in 8 months than Gaddafi killed in 3 days...

Reply to PDJane (Reply #1)

Mon May 14, 2012, 12:51 AM

May 2012

...in Benghazi.

Yes, it sucks, it sucks really bad, any time innocent unarmed civilians are killed by a hostile force.

NATO treated Libya far better than it treated Iraq or Afghanistan and the US's drone war in Pakistan is just a slow massacre.

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NATO Underplayed Civilian Deaths in Libya: HRW [View all] Hissyspit May 2012 OP

This is not surprise, nor should it be. PDJane May 2012 #1

Roughly 20x less civilians killed by NATO in 8 months than Gaddafi killed in 3 days... joshcryer May 2012 #4

Given Almost Ten Thousand Strike Missions Flown, Ma'am, And Nearly Six Thousand Targets Destroyed The Magistrate May 2012 #2

Yep. joshcryer May 2012 #3

I suppose they're not counting the murders which could only happen because of the air strikes. harmonicon May 2012 #5

Those atrocities would've gone on with or without NATO. joshcryer May 2012 #6

And the allies would have won WWII without the US and Russia. harmonicon May 2012 #7

I suppose the atrocities going on in Syria are NATO's fault, too. joshcryer May 2012 #9

No, and lets see what's happened.... harmonicon May 2012 #12

We're talking about atrocities committed. joshcryer May 2012 #21

Why do you do this? Who/what do you think you're helping? harmonicon May 2012 #23

So it's justified when Gaddafi's government persecutes "immigrants," but it's not OK when NATO... joshcryer May 2012 #24

Perhaps, but it was NATOs team that did it. Arctic Dave May 2012 #8

Is NATO complicit on Gaddafi's side's atrocities against black African's? joshcryer May 2012 #10

Of Course, Sir: Poor Dear Thing Would Have Never Hurt a Fly Without That NATO Threatening Him.... The Magistrate May 2012 #11

Gaddafi's side weren't those killing blacks because of their race. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #13

Loading blacks onto leaky ships at gunpoint, killing as many as a thousand... joshcryer May 2012 #18

You're conflating two different things - it doesn't work. harmonicon May 2012 #22

I'm appalled that you put them into two different categories. joshcryer May 2012 #25

You're only getting puke on yourself - I'm thousands of miles away, thankfully. harmonicon May 2012 #26

What's appalling about not classifying groups in order to justify their persecution? joshcryer May 2012 #27

I'm not engaging with you about this anymore. harmonicon May 2012 #28

I'm not here to defend NATO. joshcryer May 2012 #29

Not sure what what you mean. Arctic Dave May 2012 #15

You aren't faimilar with Gaddafi's people loading black African's onto leaky ships at gunpoint? joshcryer May 2012 #20

A French journalist tried to file a report from Benghazi may3rd May 2012 #17

That video was PSYOPS, was never confirmed by any French journalist agency. joshcryer May 2012 #19

Nato hits back at Libya's civilian deaths report Eugene May 2012 #14

HRW needs to look at mexico next may3rd May 2012 #16