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Originally posted by *KK*@Jul 21 2003, 07:50 AM
That would certainly make for some interesting battles JR.
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flag waving aside, i found it to be a little odd that there was a big deal made out of the fact that the Iraqis were showing captured and killed soldiers on TV... "War Crimes are being committed by the Iraqis....blah blah blah"
i am not saying it was pleasant or entertaining or that i enjoyed it. i am not saying i think its a good thing and that it should happen.
but... what would you do as you watched an attacking force roll into your town, shooting up buildings, blowing stuff up, dropping bombs, killing innocent people etc? how do the two compare to each other? innocent people get killed and its "collateral damage" which is totally ok. show captured soldiers on TV and its a war crime. something about that struck me as being really wrong and unbalanced. what a great idea right? you have technological superiority in everyway... and you severely cripple your opponents ability to use the most powerful weapon he has.. propaganda.
like Colin said... the "rules" often exist because they were created by the most powerful countries and they usually serve to give those who created them, the advantage. the "rules" are increasingly unfair as military might in most areas of the world gets increasingly lopsided.
Last edited by JR at Jul 21 2003, 09:31 AM