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"Seawolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > "Winston Smith, American Patriot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in inimitable style: > > > > > > > > " fãhç" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> "David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > 2. When the civilians "grabbed guns" and joined the fight, they > > >> > became combatants, and thus were subject to being shot by the > > >> > American troops. > > >> > > >> If you saw your children, friends, and loved ones being killed > > >> indiscriminately by invaders firing in every direction in your home > > >> town, would you not pick up arms and fight back? Or would you cower > > >> in a corner like a submissive little creature and let them mow down > > >> your home town? > > > > > > 1. there is no proof that the claims of indescriminate firing are > > > true. > > > > "Platoon", "The Boys in Company C", "Apocalypse Now", "Full Metal Jacket": > > what do these portrayals of the fighting in Vietnam in particular and war > > in general have in common? > > > > That when all hell breaks loose, all hell breaks loose....and if it moves, > > it dies. > > > Yes! We should all base our beliefs on Hollywood movies! > > > > > > 2. Whether or not these people were defending their families in this > > > instance does not change the fact that as soon as they became part of > > > the fight, they became targets. > > > > They shouldn't have been part of the fight at all then, because the troops > > were likely there to provoke or antagonize them. Of course their mere > > presence as ILLEGAL and CRIMINAL OCCUPIERS is provocation and antagonism > > enough. It would be if there were invaders in my homeland. > > So the fact that the UN made numerous resolutions against Iraq means > nothing? > > > > > But then because you accept that Americans can invade Iraq unjustly, then > > you ought to be willing to put up with those who occupy your city after an > > illegal invasion. > > What was illegal about it? Saddam expelled the UN Weapons inspectors, a > violation of the cease fire agreement, by expelling the inspectors he > nullified the cease fire agreement and, technically, restarted the war. > > You wouldn't really want to be a hypocrite now, wouldya? > > What's hypocritical? > > Brent Saddam expelled no inspectors. Get your facts right moron. Stevel
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