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>war zones Were we at war with Yemen when this happened?

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• ceejayoz 4y ago
  We weren’t at war with the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Still wasn’t a terrorist attack. We can, and should, make a significant distinction between attacks on civilians and attacks on military targets.
  • NotYourLawyer 4y ago
    I think the main distinction is who’s doing the attacking. If it’s a state-level attack, then it’s an act of war. If it’s just a random group of dudes, it’s terrorism. It doesn’t become not terrorism just because the target is military in nature.
    • ceejayoz 4y ago
      Which would you consider the Taliban? Is the Islamic State a state-level organization? How big and well organized does the state need to be?
    • anigbrowl 4y ago
      So all rebels are terrorists, and therefore invalid. Very convenient for dictators.
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