[extropy-chat] Re: Meta: Too far

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
> On Jun 29, 2005, at 5:16 PM, The Avantguardian wrote:
> > --- Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
> >> Do you believe this in the only type of people our
> >> military forces
> >> are firing at, bombing and so on?
> >>
> >>
> > I can guarantee you that those are the only type of
> > people our military is purposely firing at or bombing.
> 
> You are a fool.  The rules of engagement have never kept conflicts  
> free of bobing asd shooting civilians and civilian targets.  Check  
> out the stories from Fallujah for one.   You can guarantee no such  
> thing.

Do you know anything besides what you read in left wing propaganda? Do
you have any personal experience from which to make such declaratory
statements?

There are idiots and fools who ignore their training and commit war
crimes. They are fallible human beings. The US is one of the few
countries with a long record of prosecuting its own people for war
crimes, not just the enemy. The only thing that Saddam punished his own
people for was for NOT committing war crimes.

I know what I know from personal experience, from extensive training in
the laws of war and the UCMJ and its daily application to the troops by
the chain of command. I also know from a lifelong study of military
history.

What makes YOU so certain?

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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