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Originally Posted by moon
If Obama has said that he will attack sovereign Pakistani territory then he will be setting himself outside of international law and he'll have to face the consequences. I know that hypocrisy is fashionable amongst Americans but the US is going to require a lot of help from other countries wherein hypocrites are considered low caste. He'll end up as another Bush.
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We said we would go anywhere that Al Queda goes, and any nation harboring them will be dealt with. Not doing so would make us a hypocrite. The United States doesn't need support from countries who consider protecting Al Queda within their borders. Obama isn't being a hypocrite, he is making it known well before hand that he plans to go where Al Queda is, and is specifically mentioning the border regions in Pakistan. It is a fair warning.
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By that logic, any US soldier in the company of his family is using civilians as human shields and is therefore responsible for their deaths. You are describing a tribal society which is fighting out of its homes.
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Well yeah if that US soldier set up a command post inside his civilian home and is going completely against the United States and setting up his own government and armed forces then against the laws of his own country then we can draw a comparison. In which case when that soldier opens up fire on the legitimate armed forces of the United States, he is putting his family at risk of becoming casualties of the armed conflict. I suppose you missed the part where there were 30 taliban fighters and a commander killed in the operation. When located instead of laying down their arms to not risk the lives of civilians who were among them, they attacked the Afghan and coalition forces. They are responsible for the deaths of those people.
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Please, work your socks off to have America resign from the UN. You have my wholehearted support.
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Nah we get a kick out of watching the UN prove how useless it is on an ongoing basis. I just hate to see it being done on our own dime.