Re: U.S. Military Now Committing Overt War Crimes To Coerce Surrenders!

"Winston Smith, American Patriot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in inimitable style:
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> >
> > "Winston Smith, American Patriot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Christian Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in inimitable style:
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> >> > Winston Smith, American Patriot wrote:
> >> >> I support the health and well-being of the troops.
> >> >>
> >> >> However there can be NO SUPPORT WHATSOEVER for their committing
> >> >> war crimes!
> >> >>
> >> >> Kidnapping and the taking of innocent civilians as hostages to
> >> >> coerce the surrender of those wanted by the military IS a war
> >> >> crime!
> >> >>
> >> >> Someone needs to inform the DoD of its illegal and outrageous
> >> >> position.
> >> >
> >> > First, where did it say in the article that these two women were
> >> > innocent? For all we know they've been actively assisting in hiding
> >> > al-Douri.
> >>
> >> First, what part of "...American forces have frequently arrested
> >> relatives of fugitives to interrogate them on their family member's
> >> whereabouts and as a way of putting pressure on the wanted men to
> >> surrender" do you NOT understand?????
> >
> > If the detention and interogation of dependants provides information
> > leading to the capture of those responsible for the attacks on our
> > troops, and on the Iraqi people, then the detentions are sound policy.
> > The one thing which would make it wrong would be if our troops were
> > abusing the civilians, and I doubt very seriously that this is the
> > case.
>
> The arrest/detention of innocent civilians IS abuse!!!
>
> You right wingers are totally fucking UNBELIEVABLE!!  I would say that the
> manner in which you think is shocking, but that would pre-suppose that you
> think AT ALL!
>
> Here's a standard you right wingers can follow (I hope):  if whatever the
> U.S troops are doing in Iraq would outrageous and unacceptable here in the
> United States if the police are doing it to us, then you can be sure it
> cannot and should not be done.

The simple fact is that our troops in Iraq are fighting a war, a war unlike
any we have ever fought before, and to place American troops at risk simply
because some fool(such as Mr. Winston Smith) thinks it is abuse, would be
foolish. There are people I know serving in Iraq, and I wish them to come
home alive, so please take your idiotic attitudes to some other country!