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Originally posted by MagiK:
Was the man they were "supposed" to catch and not kill, Just trying to catch them? or was he trying to KILL them? Easy to tell other people to put their life at risk. Tragedies happen....that is why the word exists. All I can say is that at least the US and British forces have gone further than anyother fighting forces in the history of man to avoid causing any more deaths than had to occur. (not to mention spent BILLIONS developing weapons that would allow them to avoid collateral damage)
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Everyone could tell you a much easier way to avoid collateral damage. Not have a war in the first place...
btw...BILLIONS is obviously not enough if a thousand civilians were killed...they should put more effort into avoiding civilian casualties...maybe TRILLIONS? After all, what price is a life?
[ 04-17-2003, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Scholarcs ]
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