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Soldiers are intended for defence, going to war means the politicians have failed in their job or have decided to use other means, as Von Clausewitz says "War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means."
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Soldiers are for both defence and offence in reality. But it's either a failure of politics or a shift in policy if they are used offensively.
I have no issues with soldiers being used offensively. We could have stopped Hitler far earlier had we listened to Churchill and armed faster. Probably would have saved millions of lives both civilian and military.
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I have no issues with soldiers being used offensively. We could have stopped Hitler far earlier had we listened to Churchill and armed faster. Probably would have saved millions of lives both civilian and military.
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........ and then Churchill was given reliable intel about the Nazi death camps but decided that 'spot-bombing' them (which the head of a squadron of Mosquitos told him could be taken out very accurately) wasn't worth the effort......... still, what's a few million Jews when there is a proper war on?? 

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Oops, I guess we shouldn't mention that the Greatest Briton used WMDs right?
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While your at it perhaps you'd like to remember how the uk covers up the fire bombings of the Second World War. Oh no wait hang on we don't
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Soldiers are adults and meant to go to war. Muslims in this context are the general populace including many minors.
If rituals serve a purpose for Muslims then why does Islam chastise the rituals of other religions, surely what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
If rituals serve a purpose for Muslims then why does Islam chastise the rituals of other religions, surely what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Islam’s issue with other religions and human ideologies is not about rituals, it is about polytheism versus monotheism. It is about the submission to the one and only creator as opposed to submitting to fake creators made of matter. Discipline and patience are just bonus benefits one gets from the Islamic rituals/worships. The major benefit is in the spiritual dimension. A scholar of Islam once said, if the kings of the world were to know about the tranqulity that we have inside us they would have fought us over it with swords.
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Islam’s issue with other religions and human ideologies is not about rituals, it is about polytheism versus monotheism. It is about the submission to the one and only creator as opposed to submitting to fake creators made of matter. Discipline and patience are just bonus benefits one gets from the Islamic rituals/worships. The major benefit is in the spiritual dimension. A scholar of Islam once said, if the kings of the world were to know about the tranqulity that we have inside us they would have fought us over it with swords.
But given that you don't know where you're coming from then you are a waste of space, but hypocrarical and erraatic.
I have some suspisions from your comments where you're coming from.
No wonder youhave a disregard for Dubai - they wouldn't let you in?
Where are you? Bradford??
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Islam’s issue with other religions and human ideologies is not about rituals, it is about polytheism versus monotheism. It is about the submission to the one and only creator as opposed to submitting to fake creators made of matter. Discipline and patience are just bonus benefits one gets from the Islamic rituals/worships. The major benefit is in the spiritual dimension. A scholar of Islam once said, if the kings of the world were to know about the tranqulity that we have inside us they would have fought us over it with swords.
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Islam’s issue with other religions and human ideologies is not about rituals, it is about polytheism versus monotheism. It is about the submission to the one and only creator as opposed to submitting to fake creators made of matter. Discipline and patience are just bonus benefits one gets from the Islamic rituals/worships. The major benefit is in the spiritual dimension. A scholar of Islam once said, if the kings of the world were to know about the tranqulity that we have inside us they would have fought us over it with swords.
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Then the inability to queue or acknowledging the fairness in such,
then the road rage or the consumer race to be the first with the de rigueur gadget
Last edited by Eva; Nov 10th 2013 at 5:33 am. Reason: sp
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Islamic minds like yours are disrespectful.
But given that you don't know where you're coming from then you are a waste of space, but hypocrarical and erraatic.
I have some suspisions from your comments where you're coming from.
No wonder youhave a disregard for Dubai - they wouldn't let you in?
Where are you? Bradford??
But given that you don't know where you're coming from then you are a waste of space, but hypocrarical and erraatic.
I have some suspisions from your comments where you're coming from.
No wonder youhave a disregard for Dubai - they wouldn't let you in?
Where are you? Bradford??
What's Bradford got to do with this?
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No insult is intended by anyway.
If you're upset, then I can only apologise to you again....
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Gas was certainly used on the western front but there is little to no conclusive evidence it was used against the Arabs. Plenty of other nasty shot was done but the benefits of a free and democratic society mean that these things aren't hidden but are openly available in history texts or if you are so inclined in the war records themselves.
While your at it perhaps you'd like to remember how the uk covers up the fire bombings of the Second World War. Oh no wait hang on we don't
While your at it perhaps you'd like to remember how the uk covers up the fire bombings of the Second World War. Oh no wait hang on we don't
Fire bombings of Dresden and other cities should definitely be classified as a war crime and crime against humanity.



