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2009-09-06 Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2009-09-06 03:02|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 For 'civilians', read 'looters'.

This war would have been won years ago if the populace of Afghanistan had been encouraged to think that the Taliban had nowhere to hide amongst them, ie NATO's priorities were to kill Taliban first, protect bystanders second, and not the other way around.

Posted by Bulldog 2009-09-06 06:38|| 2009-09-06 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Bulldog,
That would of course be what the Geneva convention says.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-09-06 18:22|| 2009-09-06 18:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Of the six civilians who died in the raid, one was a child killed inside one of the tankers

Had I felt any sympathy for them, the dead 'civilians' lost it right there.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-09-06 18:59|| 2009-09-06 18:59|| Front Page Top

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