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Re: Drone strikes killing more civilians than U.S. admits - human rights groups say
We're not talking about an organized government/country that's attacked another country and declared war and wears uniforms and such.
This is a totally different monster we're attempting to "fight".
You can not defeat them as you would defeat a country that's declared war on another country.
I can't believe you don't get that.
We'd be better off building schools, libraries, sewer and fresh water systems, and hospitals to fight terrorists, than trying to kill all the terrorists.
This is very silly. Obviously you can create a tally of wars that have defined endings and wars that do not, but at the end of the day more conflicts have been concluded than not. Moreover your examples work against you! In Vietnam the application of violence by the North Vietnamese resulted in the defeat of South Vietnam and the restoration of peace in the country. Was it a desired outcome? I'd say not, but it was a definite outcome. Likewise for Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. Just as many times if not many more we have prevailed such as in Korea, the Gulf War, etc.
The simple point is that violence does not simply breed violence, it also often ends violence.
What a small minded and isolationist vision. The death of a Briton, an Indian, or a South Korean diminishes me as well. Perhaps not as much as my fellow American, but it stings. I want to build a better world, not construct a Festung America.
We're not talking about an organized government/country that's attacked another country and declared war and wears uniforms and such.
This is a totally different monster we're attempting to "fight".
You can not defeat them as you would defeat a country that's declared war on another country.
I can't believe you don't get that.
We'd be better off building schools, libraries, sewer and fresh water systems, and hospitals to fight terrorists, than trying to kill all the terrorists.