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To: i-node who wrote (533315)11/29/2009 10:14:57 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575602
 
Civil war.....

Main Entry: civil war
Function: noun
Date: 15th century

: a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country

The "civil war" in Iraq meets this definition....

We are involved in a civil war in Afghanistan by actively supporting one side.

What other war are we a participant in???

"The real question is whether we will allow another attack to occur by treating it as a criminal matter."

And your reason for using military tribunals is not too different than lynch mob mentality, is it??? You really don't want a trial at all...so just say so.



To: i-node who wrote (533315)11/29/2009 10:21:17 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575602
 
Asstalker,

The "civil war" in Iraq was a war over the same piece of ground, Iraq. So, it WAS a war between countries, Sunni Iraq and Shia Iraq.

The "war on terror" was just idiocy. Trying to prevent stateless terrorists from launching attacks by trying to take and hold certain pieces of ground when they have a dozen to choose from is a fools errand. History will judge it as such.


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