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All I want to agree with is that innocent people have the right to exist without getting shot in the middle of the night. Which is a naive view, because wi
by Confusion 16y ago
All I want to agree with is that innocent people have the
right to exist without getting shot in the middle of the
night.
Which is a naive view, because without American intervention in Afghanistan, their citizens ran the risk of being shot in the middle of the night anyway, because they rubbed some Taliban the wrong way.
- akadruid 16y agoThings might be better post-invasion - they damn well should be - but surely the point is that the US, British and other armies must be held to a higher standard than the Taliban? No-one expects them to be perfect, but they do expect avoiding the killing of innocent civilians to be a priority. If there is evidence to suggest it is not, it should be given due attention. A prefectly free and unhindered press helps to prevent atrocities by making armies accountable for their actions. Wikileaks might be a very crude tool, but it's definitely enhancing press freedom
- okaramian 16y agoThe problems in Afghanistan are far deeper than the Taliban and we're now embroiled in a civil war that has lasted for decades. What was once an Afghani problem is now our problem and we're paying for it in various ways.
- chopsueyar 16y agoGood thing we intervened, because now it is no longer possible for an Afghani to be shot in the middle of the night by the Taliban.