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Originally posted by Ryanamur:
...you don't bomb them. You drop food and supplies (in much greater volumes than what we are doing now) and you'll achieve your goal. For each civilian that you kill, you have a tremendous step back
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We're not interested in feeding the government of Afghanistan, their military, nor Osama and his terrorists. We only want to feed the civilians. The only way to ensure we are able to do that is by removing the rogue element.
We are not targeting civilians but yes civilians die, they die everywhere in the world everyday for every reason imaginable. More people died in my state last month from automobile crashes than have died in Afghanistan. At the current rate, more Afghany civilians will die of old age during this campaign than as a result of collatoral damage.
To "double" quote you...
"For each civilian that you kill, you have a tremendous step back."
Osama, and the Afghany government through their support, took 6,000 steps back on September 11.
Not all of the "agreeing with you, but..." statements in the world will change that.
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"The Martyr" (excerpt)
There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand:
Beware the People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
--Herman Melville (written after the assasination of President Abraham Lincoln)
[This message has been edited by Ronn_Bman (edited 10-21-2001).]