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I fail to see what the relevence of these straw man arguments are. Regardless of what the West does or doesn't do, it doesn't change the evil that using children as bombs is. We are (were) talking Islam. There is no justification for the practice if the West did exactly the same thing.
However, the west does not.
Is joining the Army at age 16 a guarantee of certain death? Definately no. In many cases, it gets kids off the streets, gives them a career, a home and money. A future. The Armed forces gives people training for use in life. You can be in the army and be an engineer, a musician, whatever. I have a friend who is in the Australian army, and plays bass guitar all day. He will never fire a weapon in anger. He is an army entertainer.
Similarly, marriage at 13 (exceptionally rare) is again, hardly the same thing as strapping a bomb to you. Ever heard of divorce Skunk? At 23 after ten years of marriage, the child bride has another whole life in front of her. Something the suice bomber does not.
Straw man arguments and irrelevencies. Doesn't change the evil of using kids to blow themselves and innocent civilians up does it?
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