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![]() "Lisakbernacchia" wrote in message ... Subject: Two MOH Winners say Bush Didn't Serve From: Ed Rasimus Date: 6/11/2004 11:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time Message-id: On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:59:56 -0400, "George Z. Bush" wrote: I committed no atrocities, am guilty of no war crimes, ..... If, in your entire career flying bomb-carrying combat aircraft, you ever jettisoned your bomb load for whatever reason on other than your assigned bona-fide target (let's say in a free fire zone), there are some who might make the argument that you most certainly did commit either an atrocity or a war crime if your bombs landed on innocent enemy civilians. I personally don't care to pursue that point, but you ought not be shocked to learn that some people might, and they're not necessarily unpatriotic because they feel that way. "War crimes" need to be defined as violations of international accords regarding the conduct of armed conflict. We can't ascribe the term to whatever offends our particular sensibilities or suits our political needs of the moment. Jettisoning weapons in emergencies, for personal defense, etc, is NOT a war crime. There is considerable difference between jettisoning a weapons load and targeting innocents. One is acknowledged as an unavoidable risk of a combat zone while the other is most assuredly proscribed. A "free-fire zone" is, in its entirety an area of unrestricted weapons employment with only small exceptions, such as hospitals, refugee camps, churches (religious buildings), and white flags exempt. Delivering in a free-fire zone is not a war crime. Certainly there are some who "might make the argument" that I "most certainly did commit either an atrocity or a war crime (that's either an interesting distinction or a redundancy) IF your bombs landed on innocent enemy (oxymoron???) civilians." But making the argument isn't following the definition of a war crime. Some might even accuse the military of genocide or wholesale murder, but they would be employing a despicable level of hyperbole. The purpose of military operations is to "kill people and break things". Doing anything less is a sure route to defeat. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" As an expert on defeat, why did you get your ass beaten in Viet Nam? He didn't. And you are hereby plonked for your demonstrated stupidity. Brooks |
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