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and your bombs don't burn innocents alive, men women and children? And don't say "oh the intent". The intent is there both sides, I believe the media sound bite

and your bombs don't burn innocents alive, men women and children? And don't say "oh the intent". The intent is there both sides, I believe the media sound bite is called "collateral damage", but the burning alive of innocents means the same and your country has no trafficked women and girls forced to work as prostitutes. and these people are most annoyed about what? Outside meddling in their countries. They are but pawns in geo-political manoeuvring that has been going for years. We all live in glass houses and none of us should throw stones

Retric 11y ago
I think it's relevant just what the 'West' did to each other over the last 100 years. We killed more people in single bombing raids than entire 'modern' wars. Precision bombing used to mean little more than attacking the right city.
- Phlarp 11y ago
  This fact does not excuse the current behavior of either side.
darkmighty 11y ago
Not going to defend the US, but do you really know what the Taliban did in Afghanistan? It's definitively not a "glass house" situation. It's a civilian massacre, rape of woman of all ages, prohibition of education, promotion of religious extremism situation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Human_rights_abuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Human_rights_abuses
- nitrogen 11y ago
  Is that the same Taliban that was trained and funded by the west to fight the USSR? Sounds awfully similar to the situation in Syria. Edit: this is so far off topic that I regret posting it, but I don't like deleting things and will leave it in place. Can we get back to talking about Pluto?
beachstartup 11y ago
as you get older, you realize you have to pick a side. i've chosen my side, and it doesn't involve allah. i'm guessing you have also, you just haven't really come to grips with it. who do you pay your taxes to?
- meatysnapper 11y ago
  My taxes go to fund a professional military that kills people around the world from my goverment and related corporations, and I benefit from the higher stock market. Over the years, my taxes have toppled democratically elected governments, supported brutal dictatorships and been directly responsible for the displacement and misery of millions of people. Even better, my taxes have directly supported the expansion of Radical Islam in the past 50 years- remember that the ME was not that radical before we installed the Shah. Afghanistan was nice, before the Soviets invaded. Of course, I'm not happy about this but there is little I can do to change it.

Retric 11y ago

I think it's relevant just what the 'West' did to each other over the last 100 years. We killed more people in single bombing raids than entire 'modern' wars. Precision bombing used to mean little more than attacking the right city.

Phlarp 11y ago
This fact does not excuse the current behavior of either side.

darkmighty 11y ago

Not going to defend the US, but do you really know what the Taliban did in Afghanistan? It's definitively not a "glass house" situation. It's a civilian massacre, rape of woman of all ages, prohibition of education, promotion of religious extremism situation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Human_rights_abuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Human_rights_abuses

nitrogen 11y ago
Is that the same Taliban that was trained and funded by the west to fight the USSR? Sounds awfully similar to the situation in Syria. Edit: this is so far off topic that I regret posting it, but I don't like deleting things and will leave it in place. Can we get back to talking about Pluto?

beachstartup 11y ago

as you get older, you realize you have to pick a side. i've chosen my side, and it doesn't involve allah. i'm guessing you have also, you just haven't really come to grips with it. who do you pay your taxes to?

meatysnapper 11y ago
My taxes go to fund a professional military that kills people around the world from my goverment and related corporations, and I benefit from the higher stock market. Over the years, my taxes have toppled democratically elected governments, supported brutal dictatorships and been directly responsible for the displacement and misery of millions of people. Even better, my taxes have directly supported the expansion of Radical Islam in the past 50 years- remember that the ME was not that radical before we installed the Shah. Afghanistan was nice, before the Soviets invaded. Of course, I'm not happy about this but there is little I can do to change it.