talking about war

Submitted by Anne Julienne (Australia), May 13, 2016 at 04:12

Honestly, Michael, you seem here to have crossed some line for me.

I can't pretend that wars are - or ever have been - fought cleanly. It's true that war crimes occur again and again in every war. However, in a civilised nation - as the US pretends to be - you don't commit war crimes intentionally. You don't order troops to "take out the families" of the enemy intentionally.

Collateral damage happens but, if it's not intentional and reasonable care is taken to avoid it, it's not a war crime.

If a Commander-in-Chief orders his military to "take out the families" of the enemy, that *is* a war crime.

To do it so publicly is also highly dangerous. It means that, when the enemy takes out "our" families (as in every terrorist attack), none of us can say it's wrong because *we* are prepared to do as much.

You cannot condemn an act that you're prepared - quite publicly - to condone, let alone advocate.

If you cannot see this simple logic, then I fear that you're now beyond reason.

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