Excuses or Lies
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Expertise
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But slightly better than beating to death a couple of 14 year olds or blowing yourself up amongst civilians in a shopping mall or at a bus stop.
You should look up the definition of collateral damage and compare it to the definition of terrorism.
But slightly better than beating to death a couple of 14 year olds or blowing yourself up amongst civilians in a shopping mall or at a bus stop.
You should look up the definition of collateral damage and compare it to the definition of terrorism.
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Expertise...
...Collateral damage is still a fairly new phrase for me emenating (I think) from Desert Storm and meaning (I think) killing by mistake but I can't see how blowing up a shopping mall by a suicide bomber can be regarded as a mistake or the killing of two 14 year olds and one 12 year old can be regarded as acting against terrorism.
The Israelis seem intent on pushing the situation into war - I just wish they'd say so.
...Collateral damage is still a fairly new phrase for me emenating (I think) from Desert Storm and meaning (I think) killing by mistake but I can't see how blowing up a shopping mall by a suicide bomber can be regarded as a mistake or the killing of two 14 year olds and one 12 year old can be regarded as acting against terrorism.
The Israelis seem intent on pushing the situation into war - I just wish they'd say so.
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Re: Expertise...
Your confusing your casulties big fella'.
Whereas the casulties inflicted upon the Palestinians have been combatants( terrorists, military/security forces) or collateral in nature. This makes the casulties (civilian) no less tragic but very different than the cold blooded deliberate murder of civilians ie. the fourteen year olds and suicide bombing victims.
The death of the liitle boy you mentioned is indeed tragic as are the deaths of the other children. You'll have to excuse me if I don't sympathize with their parents for sending/taking them out in to that situation.
PS. The phrase is much older. More Viet Nam era
p_p_man said:
Your confusing your casulties big fella'.
Whereas the casulties inflicted upon the Palestinians have been combatants( terrorists, military/security forces) or collateral in nature. This makes the casulties (civilian) no less tragic but very different than the cold blooded deliberate murder of civilians ie. the fourteen year olds and suicide bombing victims.
The death of the liitle boy you mentioned is indeed tragic as are the deaths of the other children. You'll have to excuse me if I don't sympathize with their parents for sending/taking them out in to that situation.
PS. The phrase is much older. More Viet Nam era
