Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Leaderboards
Games
Our Blog
Blogs
New entries
New comments
Blog list
Search blogs
Credits
Transactions
Shop
Blessings: ✟0.00
Tickets
Open new ticket
Watched
Donate
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
More options
Toggle width
Share this page
Share this page
Share
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Menu
Install the app
Install
Forums
Discussion and Debate
Discussion and Debate
Politics
American Politics
US admits to killing civilians in Somalia, corrects record after incorrect congressional testimony
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Silverback" data-source="post: 73875723" data-attributes="member: 417258"><p>War is a messy business, civilians die. It's not a war crime without the intent to deliberately target civilians.</p><p></p><p>Any nation can strike valid military targets, even if civilians are known to be present, and should do so.</p><p></p><p>Their is no violation of international law, it is regrettable, but it is what it is. If we were to stop striking targets because of civilians being present, then civilians will always be put near military targets.</p><p></p><p>And I will say this, their are times where the enemy is so vile, so disgusting, and so evil, that it has to be fought in every way possible, and that may include the direct targeting of the civilian population, in efforts to bring the war to an end.</p><p></p><p>This is close to the actual quote:</p><p></p><p> "The Germans entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb and kill everyone else, and no one was going to bomb and kill them. They put this naive plan into operation over Warsaw, Rotterdam, and half a hundred other places. They have sown the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind. - Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, Chief RAF Bomber Command.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silverback, post: 73875723, member: 417258"] War is a messy business, civilians die. It's not a war crime without the intent to deliberately target civilians. Any nation can strike valid military targets, even if civilians are known to be present, and should do so. Their is no violation of international law, it is regrettable, but it is what it is. If we were to stop striking targets because of civilians being present, then civilians will always be put near military targets. And I will say this, their are times where the enemy is so vile, so disgusting, and so evil, that it has to be fought in every way possible, and that may include the direct targeting of the civilian population, in efforts to bring the war to an end. This is close to the actual quote: "The Germans entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb and kill everyone else, and no one was going to bomb and kill them. They put this naive plan into operation over Warsaw, Rotterdam, and half a hundred other places. They have sown the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind. - Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, Chief RAF Bomber Command. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Discussion and Debate
Discussion and Debate
Politics
American Politics
US admits to killing civilians in Somalia, corrects record after incorrect congressional testimony
Top
Bottom