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Northraven · 04-13-2005, 03:30 PM

Bravo John D I was going to write something similar in your defense but you took care of it and now I don't have to

As to the topic of this thread, I don't really find the story to be that credible. I'd also like to make the point, and this somewhat relates to what John D was saying, that in war some civilians are going to die. This fact is as inevitable as friendly fire casulties. By pointing this out I'm not denying that civilian deaths aren't tragic but history has shown that they are inevitable.

I have to agree with what John is saying which I would sum up as basically "shit happens" and when it does you have to accept it and move on. A lot of the problem with the world today is that everybody always has to find someone or something else to blame for everything that happens to them instead of accepting the consequences of their own choices. Sometimes there is no one to blame, it is simply a combination of everything you have done leading to the event that befalls you. So to relate this rant to the topic, if the US troops let it be known in advance that if you stay in this city you run the risk of being caught in the line of fire and you choose to stay then you have only yourself to blame if that's what comes to pass. You made your choice and now you have to accept the consequences...and here's the crucial part...the responsibility for your actions.

/rant off/

[ 04-13-2005, 03:31 PM: Message edited by: Northraven ]

04-13-2005, 03:30 PM	#9
Northraven Manshoon Join Date: July 13, 2001 Location: Currently a land called Weyrth... Age: 46 Posts: 195	Bravo John D I was going to write something similar in your defense but you took care of it and now I don't have to As to the topic of this thread, I don't really find the story to be that credible. I'd also like to make the point, and this somewhat relates to what John D was saying, that in war some civilians are going to die. This fact is as inevitable as friendly fire casulties. By pointing this out I'm not denying that civilian deaths aren't tragic but history has shown that they are inevitable. I have to agree with what John is saying which I would sum up as basically "shit happens" and when it does you have to accept it and move on. A lot of the problem with the world today is that everybody always has to find someone or something else to blame for everything that happens to them instead of accepting the consequences of their own choices. Sometimes there is no one to blame, it is simply a combination of everything you have done leading to the event that befalls you. So to relate this rant to the topic, if the US troops let it be known in advance that if you stay in this city you run the risk of being caught in the line of fire and you choose to stay then you have only yourself to blame if that's what comes to pass. You made your choice and now you have to accept the consequences...and here's the crucial part...the responsibility for your actions. /rant off/ [ 04-13-2005, 03:31 PM: Message edited by: Northraven ] __________________ \"Before the world was bent but after the great contagion, there was a civilization built in the image of the First Age. It sought to emulate the splendor of the bygone Golden Age, but it was in all ways less. It was a time of sorcery and heroism, of fabulous wonders and treacherous betrayals. Ruled by a decadent empire, it slipped inch by inch into barbarism and darkness, until one last cataclysm blotted it out forever. Yet, in it\'s sunset, it was a splendid thing, and glorious were the deeds of the Exalted.\"<br /><br />[url]\"http://www.sloganizer.net/en/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.sloganizer.net/en/style7,Severed-spc-Fist.png\" alt=\" - \" /></a>