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Date Posted: 14:55:11 04/12/03 Sat
Author: «șTone Caponeș»
Author Host/IP: 1Cust220.tnt1.coos-bay.or.da.uu.net / 67.225.118.220
Subject: You are missing the point...
In reply to: Kharn 's message, "Y'know, about civilian vs military "kills"" on 11:51:20 04/10/03 Thu

>It's insane not to count the Iraqi military amongst
>"innocents killed". They do not have a hired army,
>like most Western states, you have to go into the army
>there. The biggest part of their army are as innocent
>as the civilians and too scared not to fight.

Germans and Russians in WWII were in the same boat.

>They're just as much human beings as the goddamned
>civilians, don't pretend that "military causualties
>don't matter".

The point is that military personnel have the training and equipment to aid in their survival on the battlefield. I'm not saying they don't matter, nor pretending that. Blame Saddam Hussein, that's the root of your problem.

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