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AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
48. Exceptionalism?
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 05:38 PM
Dec 2012

It's tragic whenever kids get caught up in this shit, man. But what should you do if a 12-year-old is pointing a gun at you? Remember what happened at Ruby Ridge: that pathetic scumbag Randy Weaver used his son Sam as a pawn in his petty games by arming him with a gun....and he died as a result.

Smart tactic... Lightbulb_on Dec 2012 #1
Purposely AIMING BOMBS AT CHILDREN woo me with science Dec 2012 #2
Nothing about the Taliban is "morally conscionable". nt. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #4
Third Way attempts to justify aiming bombs at children. woo me with science Dec 2012 #9
The scarry third way. Got you. Used as a way to not make a point. nt NCTraveler Dec 2012 #10
Guess what I'm thinking about you... UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #30
Keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan(as I assume you support)can't be morally conscionable either. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #39
Kids, don't play in the road, and don't bury your pet turtle. Don't. eom leveymg Dec 2012 #3
why would they bury a pet on a road? Mosby Dec 2012 #24
Not meant literally. leveymg Dec 2012 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Dec 2012 #28
You should get a medal. leveymg Dec 2012 #29
Disgusting, trying to excuse the killing of children. Why are we there? It is their country sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #5
The Taliban using children as pawns draws no disgust from you. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #6
Excuse me?? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #46
I think I agree with you Mosby Dec 2012 #25
Yeah...right. And the hoax about pulling plugs on babies in incubators.... KoKo Dec 2012 #7
You really believe the Taliban don't use children in war? NCTraveler Dec 2012 #8
I don't believe that random killing of children by US in a country we invaded and occupy KoKo Dec 2012 #12
Not to ever excuse or condone targeting non-combatants... sarisataka Dec 2012 #11
So who can figure out if "kids digging in dirt" are terrorists of just doing something KoKo Dec 2012 #14
Benefit of the doubt sarisataka Dec 2012 #16
If the observer knew where they were digging, there were other ways to deal with the IED. leveymg Dec 2012 #27
I agree, in most cases sarisataka Dec 2012 #34
OH! Well, in that case... Brickbat Dec 2012 #13
Kicking to keep exposed woo me with science Dec 2012 #15
Come off it, bro. sagat Dec 2012 #17
And don't forget...US Citizens, in "occupied countries," also because they are KoKo Dec 2012 #18
Oh, Noble Marines! Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #19
Assuming that the Taliban is using child soldiers, how does one respond? hedgehog Dec 2012 #20
What would you expect from children who witness their parents being killed by bombs from the sky, kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #21
Let's go back farther in history - at the end of WWII in the European theater, hedgehog Dec 2012 #22
That's a very good question. X_Digger Dec 2012 #31
There is a huge difference... actslikeacarrot Dec 2012 #32
The median age in Afghanistan remains around 18. Robb Dec 2012 #23
Unfortunately True, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #33
We are at WAR with Afghani Children? KoKo Dec 2012 #43
Just another reason the Taliban is so evil........ AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #35
America murders children, but somehow the Taliban are to blame. redgreenandblue Dec 2012 #47
Exceptionalism? AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #48
What you do in the case of Afghanistan is not be there. redgreenandblue Dec 2012 #49
I get it. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #50
Child soldiers are a fact of life probably from the beginning of warfare riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #36
No argument here! hedgehog Dec 2012 #37
Killing the village to save it. No thanks. closeupready Dec 2012 #38
Did someone say "winning hearts and minds?" UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #40
I'm sure those boys' families will love the occupation now and never take up arms against the US. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #41
Good Point there....We are recruting Terrorists by Killing Children that Parents will Not Forget KoKo Dec 2012 #42
Yes, let conjecture transform into fact and purify our souls... whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #44
So maybe stop using the drones? Barack_America Dec 2012 #45
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