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Originally posted by john:
If this war was a faught in a ring do you think the ref would stop the fight? It's pretty clear its a slaughter.
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In all honesty, I think it could only be labeled a slaughter if the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd ID had shot those who surrendered along the roadside, those soldiers who shed their uniforms and stood waving white flags near the roadside in civilian clothes, and the one civilian (an old man out for his morning walk) who was seen on the route.
Our armed forces have shown restraint, they have shown that their intentions are only to defend themselves against those who openly oppose them with the intention to harm or kill them. The fact that the Iraqi republican guard is disorganized and without real leadership is a pity, but it isn't stopping some of them from trying...and dying in the process. Millions of leaflets were dropped in this area prior to the entry of the U.S. soldiers telling people what NOT to do...Those killed didn't have to die, they chose to.
( Attalus, its Greg Kelly. [img]smile.gif[/img] )
[ 04-05-2003, 09:52 PM: Message edited by: Lil Lil ]