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99Forever

(14,524 posts)
21. As was said upthread..
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 09:01 AM
Dec 2012

All war is a crime.

But this is especially heinous, it says just exactly what an awful thing has been done to this once great Nation by the EVIL MIC. America has become the empire that kills without conscience.

I don't want to wake up anymore, what I see sickens my heart.

The continued war in the middle east sickens me Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #1
"Double tap." Can you get more Orwellian than that? woo me with science Dec 2012 #2
yup, and then we wonder why terrorists would want to bomb us Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #3
I totally agree with you. nt newfie11 Dec 2012 #17
"We wonder why terrorists would want to bomb us." woo me with science Dec 2012 #20
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #7
US government admits deliberately aiming bombs at children. woo me with science Dec 2012 #8
thanks Enrique Dec 2012 #13
Well, to be fair, woo me with science Dec 2012 #16
OMFG, what have we become? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #25
But didn't you hear? 'They' the citizens of the countries we think we have a right to invade, 'use sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #36
What total horseshit Mangoman Dec 2012 #4
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #5
which is the lie Enrique Dec 2012 #9
All war is a crime. quaker bill Dec 2012 #10
So it's not a war crime to... Mangoman Dec 2012 #19
From the way I understood it, there was substantial lag between the first and second strike. Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #22
First some do consider things like carpet bombing a war crime nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #35
Actually, both generally qualify as war crimes JackRiddler Dec 2012 #38
I am very far left economically, but my only real complaints about these things are fiscal. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #15
The "horseshit" woo me with science Dec 2012 #6
why not? n/t Enrique Dec 2012 #11
Not always true, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #24
The Allied general theory in WWII held that if you bombed the German civilian populace.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #32
This is the argument in a nutshell. Well put. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #46
Yep...the more you use, the more you have to make, and that means big bucks to the MIC. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #49
Tell it to the UN, Machoman: Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #29
Killing aid workers and/or civilians who try to help the wounded, is a war crime. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #37
You couldn't have told a bigger lie. And now, you're not able to lie at all, at least in this threa DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #44
Dropping even a single bomb on women and children is a war crime as far as I'm concerned.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #50
firing one missile, waiting 10 minutes for help to arrive, then firing another... mike_c Dec 2012 #51
This news is very dangerous to the pro-war PR effort. woo me with science Dec 2012 #12
If you think about, the 9-11 attack on the WTC was a classic double-strike.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #34
Our President is not a war criminal... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #14
no, it's a content farm Enrique Dec 2012 #18
He knowingly engages Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #27
You seem to think this is a matter of principle, not fact. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #39
whatever it takes for you to get to sleep at night frylock Dec 2012 #43
As was said upthread.. 99Forever Dec 2012 #21
Yes. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #23
So now Obama joins Bush as a war criminal? Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #26
I'm sure you'll find a solution to this conundrum. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #40
First responders in Taliban encampments? nt geek tragedy Dec 2012 #28
You mean Pakistani villages? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #30
Well, context does matter, doesn't it. geek tragedy Dec 2012 #31
People also live around "remote ridges." JackRiddler Dec 2012 #42
It appears we've learned well from Al Qaida and their own bombing techniques. bullwinkle428 Dec 2012 #33
used to be we condemned terrorists for employing these tactics frylock Dec 2012 #41
Oh, please. Robb Dec 2012 #45
One of the tools we have for ending war, is prosecuting war crimes. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #47
Really? Which war was ended by prosecuting war crimes? Robb Dec 2012 #48
WWII. Ended with the prosecution of war crimes. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #52
No. Prosecution of war crimes came after. Robb Dec 2012 #53
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