simon_says wrote:
Depends who you believe. The US and Pakistan are in a stand-off over the attacks right now. The US says that Pakistan is exaggerating the deaths for political purposes. I'd say there are certainly some civilian casualties, and most studies have found that, but if someone doesnt trust the US government the Pakistani government shouldnt rate much trust either.
Maybe more than just some.
U.S. Labels ALL Young Men In Battle Zones As “Militants” … And American Soil Is Now Considered a Battle ZoneQuote:
Even more repellent was John Podhoretz’s argument in 2006 that “the tactical mistake” which “we made in Iraq was that we didn’t kill enough Sunnis in the early going to intimidate them and make them so afraid of us they would go along with anything,” specifically that the real error was that the U.S. permitted “the survival of Sunni men between the ages of 15 and 35.” In other words, “all military-age males” in Sunni areas should have been deemed “combatants” and thus killed. Podhoretz’s argument created all sorts of outrage in progressive circles: John Podhoretz is advocating genocide!
I don't think they are going to look for birth certificates before they bomb.
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06 Jun 2012, 9:21 pm
