05-05-2004, 02:11 AM
Artega,May 4 2004, 04:53 PM Wrote:The only rule of combat is to be the winner. How you go about doing it isn't important.I'd say that considering the aim of the 'war on terror,' I'd like to at least hope the means matter. I'd also like to think that 'war crimes' were established by those who understand that even in war, there are lines that we just should not cross.
The so-called "war crimes" were established by moralists who believed that people following their orders should be punished.
Remember that the US is not (despite what they may claim) is not fighting to directly protect their citizens. They are fighting as the aggresor, far from their own soil, and the Iraqi's want them out. If they truly wish to be seen as the saviours they claim to be, they'd better be sure to conduct themselves in a humane, civil maner.
gekko
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