Thread: Should Anything Be Done
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Old 03-24-2004, 01:44 PM
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They don't. If I have learned anything from reading Ranger's posts it is that the general military has a very small role in the proper prosecution in the war against terrorists. Since it is vital to "acquire" and "eliminate" terrorists without creaing more by accidently killing civilians, bombs should be left at home.
Uh... can you look at how "terrorists" are persued in Afghanistan? The US has bombed several civilian targets throughout that were by "accident" civilians. I think that would be in the statistics as collateral damage....
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