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Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: J Heartless Slick
How many people in Southeast Asia did the US kill to make the world safe from Communism? How many Iraqis have been killed in the US's latest war against their country? How many people did the Germans killed in the second European world war to make the world a better place for real Germans?
Is there something intrinsic in the US or European character that fosters this total lack of regard for human life?
Considering Christian Europe's and the US's murderous histories, I question the OP's motives and biases for starting this thread.
I think you'll find anyone with a shred of common sense being able to tell you the difference between terrorism and war...and FYI I'm Australian not American.
I asked a perfectly reasonable question, why is it that most acts of terrorism in recent times have been committed by muslims/muslim sects (and if you dispute that fact you've clearly forgotten the Bali bombings and the 11th of september pretty quickly, to name two huge recent examples)?
there really is no difference in terrorism or war. Its killing.
ok there is one difference.....the marketing campaign that precludes it.
edit: there is one other difference....war generates money for rich white people and terrorism causes rich white people to lose money.
umm ok :roll: so you think the Bali bombings and the 11th of september were legitimate acts of war? civilians a fair target?
Why are they not legitamate because they were not approved by rich white men in nice suits?
Ever heard of the Geneva Convention on Armed Warfare? Go away, read up, and learn something Oh, and trolling's bad mmmkay...
I see, so killing tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians is A-OK, as long as you "declare war"?
Small comfort to those who lost someone they love. But then again, you wouldn't know sh1t about it.
What's the REAL difference between war and terrorism? Perspective. And ours is skewed because our media would rather show hours of footage dedicated to terrorism versus a single dead Iraqi civilian lying on the street.