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redgreenandblue

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49. What you do in the case of Afghanistan is not be there.

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:12 PM

Dec 2012

We do not know whether the kids were recruited by the Taliban, or whether they were in fact planting a bomb.

If they were in fact doing it, perhaps they came up with the motivation to do so on their own. Perhaps they simply hate Americans because a family member of theirs was killed or something. I can imagine myself at the age of ten doing something like that. We don't know for sure that they were "recruited" actively.

In that case, if you are hated so much in a place that you have ten year olds coming after you with bombs, perhaps you should simply leave.

I'm sorry for snapping at you. I suppose you didn't deserve it.

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Some Afghan kids aren’t bystanders [View all] NCTraveler Dec 2012 OP

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