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Obama approves killing of civilians in fight vs. ISIL
Posted on 10/1/14 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 11:02 pm
I'm very disappointed by today's White House decision to not consider civilian deaths when drone bombing ISIL/AQ terrorists. I know we hate them, but killing women and children (and men too!) is unacceptable at any time when there's a choice. I don't care how far along these overhyped bombmakers are in their overhyped plots -- go in their with Special Ops aka Bin Laden but don't bomb entire neighborhoods when you KNOW innocents will die. That's bloody murder. Screw Obama on this one.
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White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths
Amid reports of women and children killed in U.S. air offensive, official says the 'near certainty' policy doesn’t apply
The White House has acknowledged for the first time that strict standards President Obama imposed last year to prevent civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes will not apply to U.S. military operations in Syria and Iraq.
A White House statement to Yahoo News confirming the looser policy came in response to questions about reports that as many as a dozen civilians, including women and young children, were killed when a Tomahawk missile struck the village of Kafr Daryan in Syria's Idlib province on the morning of Sept. 23.
The village has been described by Syrian rebel commanders as a reported stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front where U.S officials believed members of the so-called Khorasan group were plotting attacks against international aircraft.
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White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths
Amid reports of women and children killed in U.S. air offensive, official says the 'near certainty' policy doesn’t apply
The White House has acknowledged for the first time that strict standards President Obama imposed last year to prevent civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes will not apply to U.S. military operations in Syria and Iraq.
A White House statement to Yahoo News confirming the looser policy came in response to questions about reports that as many as a dozen civilians, including women and young children, were killed when a Tomahawk missile struck the village of Kafr Daryan in Syria's Idlib province on the morning of Sept. 23.
The village has been described by Syrian rebel commanders as a reported stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front where U.S officials believed members of the so-called Khorasan group were plotting attacks against international aircraft.
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Posted on 10/1/14 at 11:04 pm to rtts48
Only way to assure they get Assad in collateral damage.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 11:22 pm to rtts48
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Obama approves killing of civilians in fight vs. ISIL
A 2nd Nobel on the way!
Posted on 10/2/14 at 1:06 am to Wild Thang
Good.
It's time we take the gloves off and kill these animals.
Collateral damage is a part of any war.
Sucks, but thems the breaks.
It's time we take the gloves off and kill these animals.
Collateral damage is a part of any war.
Sucks, but thems the breaks.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 1:11 am to Meauxjeaux
quote:I wonder how you, or any other pro-war moron on here, would feel if the Arabs were dropping bombs on American towns and cities to take out your president? As long as the innocent people being killed are over there...it's A-OK.
Only way to assure they get Assad in collateral damage.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 1:15 am to rtts48
shite happens. It's WAR.
The minute we became pussies and decided to get into skirmishes without a defined objective and a "do whatever is necessary for victory" attitude, is the minute we started losing.
Handcuff the greatest generals in world history and watch them be worn down when it's all said and done and never be able to claim victory.
The minute we became pussies and decided to get into skirmishes without a defined objective and a "do whatever is necessary for victory" attitude, is the minute we started losing.
Handcuff the greatest generals in world history and watch them be worn down when it's all said and done and never be able to claim victory.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 1:39 am to SuperSaint
this isn't 1944, we can kill what we need without hurting civilians. I also don't feel ISIS is a huge threat to Lake Charles (does anyone?). No, even killing 1 innocent person knowingly is morally unacceptable.
Like I said, do a Bin Laden to kill specific targets but don't destroy entire city blocks. That's negligent homicide.
Like I said, do a Bin Laden to kill specific targets but don't destroy entire city blocks. That's negligent homicide.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 1:42 am to rtts48
No but i'd probably strap one on and blow my self up if I had to live in Lake Charles.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 3:28 am to rtts48
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Like I said, do a Bin Laden to kill specific targets but don't destroy entire city blocks.
If 1,000 women and children have to die to keep at least one American soldier/sailor/airman/marine alive, I am all for it. If a drone strike is the least risky option then do it.
This post was edited on 10/2/14 at 3:29 am
Posted on 10/2/14 at 4:17 am to rtts48
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we can kill what we need without hurting civilians
You cannot know this for certain in every possible permutation of a conflict.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 5:35 am to rtts48
If they support and harbor ISIS I have no problem, b/c they are part of the problem.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:27 am to rtts48
It's their kids or my kids, so I say make it their kids. Those kids are the one being brainwashed into future ISIL fighters.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:34 am to arcalades
I shouldn't be amazed at the posts in this thread, but I kinda am.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:37 am to rtts48
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Like I said, do a Bin Laden to kill specific targets but don't destroy entire city blocks.
Get back to us when you study up a little more on casualties from the Twin Towers attack. Also, if the people of the countries being droned by us don't want civilian deaths then maybe they need to rise up against their government to show their displeasure. If they are not willing to make a stand on their own then these civilians could and probably will be a statistic of their own inactions.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:37 am to arcalades
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It's their kids or my kids, so I say make it their kids.
So now we're "air raiding villages and bombing civilians." 2008 Obama meets 2014 Obama.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:40 am to rtts48
One of the excuses used by the Pentagon for the lack of strikes against ISIS near Kobane is concern over civilian casualties, but if ISIS takes over Kobane all the civilians left will be slaughtered! What a mess!
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:41 am to asurob1
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Good. It's time we take the gloves off and kill these animals.
Collateral damage is a part of any war. Sucks, but thems the breaks.
yea he's become a good Republitard hawk huh. after arguing for years along with leftist idiots that collateral damage was doing more harm than any good being done, he's now all for it.
feel all hopey-changey yet losers?
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:45 am to Jagd Tiger
Why do they hate us? Don't they know we're the ones we've been waiting for?
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:45 am to GeneralLee
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ISIS near Kobane
Obomber being a bit curt with kobane is he?
maybe he could import some ebola there,, too, the Obomber becomes the Ebomber.
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Why do they hate us?
perhaps it come from living out your entire life w/ sand up your azz... yea don't really know, you'd think being on the other side of the world would be a good deterrent but our idiot govt needs as many distractions as they can find.
This post was edited on 10/2/14 at 7:50 am
Posted on 10/2/14 at 7:48 am to asurob1
quote:Something tells me you didn't feel this way when Bush was president. I'm sure you were one of the libs calling him a war criminal and mass murderer.
Good.
It's time we take the gloves off and kill these animals.
Collateral damage is a part of any war.
Sucks, but thems the breaks.
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