11-19-2010, 07:25 PM
Hi,
Actually, at first, many of the VC were from those villages. There was a lot of people in South Vietnam that were opposed to the occupation of their country by western powers, directly or through what they considered puppet governments. Some of them were actively pro communism, many just considered it the lesser of two evils.
Other than that nit, yeah. War can be very cold, especially if one side is willing to sacrifice everything and everyone for their cause.
Two points:
While technically a citizen of Canada, he's hardly a Canadian by culture: "Because his father, Ahmed Said Khadr, had raised his family in Peshawar, Pakistan since 1985, Omar spent his life moving back and forth between Canada and Pakistan. His mother also wished to raise her family outside of Canada due to her animosity toward Western social influences. Khadr was enrolled in a school in Peshawar." But he at least was exposed to civilized behavior (and, yes, I meant that to be every bit as prejudiced as it sounds) and thus has even less excuse for his actions.
Second, if you are going to make a point of his Canadian citizenship, then perhaps you should make a point that Canada is one of the nations fighting in Afghanistan and thus he is technically a traitor.
--Pete
(11-19-2010, 05:11 PM)kandrathe Wrote: ... the Vietcong intentionally intermingled themselves into seemingly harmless farming villages, ...
Actually, at first, many of the VC were from those villages. There was a lot of people in South Vietnam that were opposed to the occupation of their country by western powers, directly or through what they considered puppet governments. Some of them were actively pro communism, many just considered it the lesser of two evils.
Other than that nit, yeah. War can be very cold, especially if one side is willing to sacrifice everything and everyone for their cause.
(11-19-2010, 05:24 PM)Jester Wrote: Er, this is still about Omar Khadr, right? He's "from" Toronto. That makes "my country's" citizenship rights and culture rather important.
Two points:
While technically a citizen of Canada, he's hardly a Canadian by culture: "Because his father, Ahmed Said Khadr, had raised his family in Peshawar, Pakistan since 1985, Omar spent his life moving back and forth between Canada and Pakistan. His mother also wished to raise her family outside of Canada due to her animosity toward Western social influences. Khadr was enrolled in a school in Peshawar." But he at least was exposed to civilized behavior (and, yes, I meant that to be every bit as prejudiced as it sounds) and thus has even less excuse for his actions.
Second, if you are going to make a point of his Canadian citizenship, then perhaps you should make a point that Canada is one of the nations fighting in Afghanistan and thus he is technically a traitor.
--Pete
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