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![]() "Matt Wiser" wrote in message news:3fe70e02$1@bg2.... "weary" wrote: "Alan Minyard" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:08:15 GMT, "weary" wrote: "B2431" wrote in message ... From: "weary" Do you think Saddam Hussein had the same right to use WMD to save the lives of Iraqi servicemen while fighting Iran and internal rebellion? Did Al-Qaeda have the same right to deliberately target civilians in their war with the USA, specifically WTC? If Saddam hadn't invaded Iran there would not have been a need to defend "Iraqi servicemen." Complaints about his use of WMD relate to uses considerably pre-dating his invasion of Kuwait. As for the attacks on the WTC there was no military value there. An argument could be made for the strike on the Pentagon being a military attack. Nagasaki and Hiroshima each had valid military targets within the cities. The odds are that there were Reservists in the WTC at the time of the attack. The poster I was replying to advocated using "ANY MEANS" to end the war. He also wrote "If that means incinerating two, three, or however many Japanese Cities by the bombs carried by the 509th's B-29s, so be it." He made no mention of destroying military assets. His choice of words clearly states that the destruction of cities was what would produce a Japanese surrender, not destruction of military assets. Destruction of Japan, by whatever means possible, was warranted. That's what AQ thinks of the USA The barbarity of their military was an abomination, and it was continuing daily That's what AQ thinks of the USA. in China, Korea, etc. If incinerating every building in Japan would have ended the war, it would have been completely justified. The only thing that the US did that was "wrong" was not hanging the ******* Hirohito from the nearest tree. Al Minyard So why do you apologize for them? Dropping the bombs and 9-11 were two different events under vastly different circumstances. That your opinion, and point out where I apologised for them. My opinion - supported by facts - is that there are similarities, deliberately targetting civilians, especially with regard to Hiroshima. In case you forgot: Pearl Harbor's treachery was rewarded at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If you think an attack without a declaration of war is "treachery", do your sums and see how many times the US has declared war in the conflicts it has been involved in since WW2. 9-11's treachery has been partially rewarded with the Taliban who sheltered AQ and OBL reduced to a low-level insurgency. AQ believe that US treachery in supporting Israel inits oppression of the Palestinians was rewarded by Sept 11. It is apparently news to you but others can hate as strongly as you, and be as ruthless as your government in targetting civilians. rant snipped |
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