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Old May 23rd 2013, 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by mikewot
As I said before thousand bomber raids versus laser targetted bombing, not perfect but getting better. And remember the American saying from Vietnam "When you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow"
I didn't realise that the Americans won the war in Vietnam.
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I didn't realise that the Americans won the war in Vietnam.
Oh yeah, they cruised it mate.

Films just dramatise it to make it better selling.
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NATO? Are you sure? I like the emotive touch with children dying in agony. You obviously don't have the faintest idea just how careful Allied Forces are when targetting and the imperative to reduce collateral damage to the absolute minimum.
Not that much care then judging by all the civilian casualties. Weddings in Afghanistan spring too mind.
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Old May 23rd 2013, 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
I didn't realise that the Americans won the war in Vietnam.
Or anything else much since.

If we--or America, or whoever--are officially at war, then killing of civilians can, regrettably, be termed collateral damage. If we're not at war, its murder. And if you end up blowing up women and children--or a wedding party--and term it collateral damage, then its actually worse than what happened in Woolwich yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
If we--or America, or whoever--are officially at war, then killing of civilians can, regrettably, be termed collateral damage. If we're not at war, its murder. And if you end up blowing up women and children--or a wedding party--and term it collateral damage, then its actually worse than what happened in Woolwich yesterday.
This thread seems to be divided between "humanity" sympathisers, who regard all humans as of equal inherent value, and "tribalists", who regard victims of OUR BOYS' savagery as worthless wogs. I don't think the two sides are ever likely to agree.
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