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Perhaps. But I don't think you are very familiar with history. I've read many accounts of soldiers, including American soldiers, killing random people because t

by tkahn6 16y ago

Perhaps. But I don't think you are very familiar with history. I've read many accounts of soldiers, including American soldiers, killing random people because their friends were killed. In general, such people do not face discipline. In fact, there are many Americans who urged the killing of completely arbitrary Arabs or Muslims in revenge -- many of these people are politicians. Soldiers are court-martialed and arrested for killing civilians. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jul/13/no-prisoners-america-at-war/ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jul/13/no-prisoner... (scroll to bottom) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/nov/16/usa.iraq1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/nov/16/usa.iraq1 http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-07-09-us-cases_x.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-07-09-us-cases_... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222220,00.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222220,00.html Just because not all are found out and tried does not mean it is condoned by the military or US society. You clearly have your own dogmatic view regarding US foreign policy and attitudes towards Muslims and I can't really argue with someone who has an almost religious belief in a point of view.

MichaelSalib 16y ago
Soldiers are court-martialed and arrested for killing civilians. Sometimes they are. Oftentimes they are not. The fact that some are does not prove that regulations prohibiting the killing civilians are uniformly or frequently enforced. Anecdote is not the plural of data. Surely you see that? Just because not all are found out and tried does not mean it is condoned by the military or US society. I'd say that when high ranking political figures publicly advocate the killing of innocent people in revenge for the crimes of others without any sanction at all, then...yes, that does imply that American society condones their behavior. You clearly have your own dogmatic view regarding US foreign policy and attitudes towards Muslims and I can't really argue with someone who has an almost religious belief in a point of view. For someone with "almost religious beliefs", I seem to do a very good job justifying my arguments with evidence. Perhaps that is the main difficulty you face in discussions here. Speaking as someone who almost joined the military and who who has read and studied a great deal in order to understand how military organizations function in practice, I don't think you're knowledgeable enough on the subject to effectively participate in discussion here.

by tkahn6 16y ago

MichaelSalib 16y ago

Soldiers are court-martialed and arrested for killing civilians. Sometimes they are. Oftentimes they are not. The fact that some are does not prove that regulations prohibiting the killing civilians are uniformly or frequently enforced. Anecdote is not the plural of data. Surely you see that? Just because not all are found out and tried does not mean it is condoned by the military or US society. I'd say that when high ranking political figures publicly advocate the killing of innocent people in revenge for the crimes of others without any sanction at all, then...yes, that does imply that American society condones their behavior. You clearly have your own dogmatic view regarding US foreign policy and attitudes towards Muslims and I can't really argue with someone who has an almost religious belief in a point of view. For someone with "almost religious beliefs", I seem to do a very good job justifying my arguments with evidence. Perhaps that is the main difficulty you face in discussions here. Speaking as someone who almost joined the military and who who has read and studied a great deal in order to understand how military organizations function in practice, I don't think you're knowledgeable enough on the subject to effectively participate in discussion here.