- 03 Apr 2017 13:07
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first hypothetical : murder
second hypothetical : it was war but yes, it was a war crime. The winners do not get prosecuted, you know that.
As mentioned earlier, in the case of drones the operators try to avoid civilian casualties where possible. With terrorism as you know it is the opposite, they are trying to maximise civilian casualties.
So it is not just a number game.
When the anti Israel posters come kvetching that hundreds of Arabs died they forget to mention that Israel retaliates for attacks carried out from civilian places. Those terrorists use their own population to avoid being targeted. Even then Israel does not shoot indiscriminately.
AFAIK wrote:If some anti-abortionists set fire to an abortion clinic with the intention of destroying the clinic and 5 doctors happen to die in the inferno are they guilty of murder, manslaughter or just arson?
If the Allies kill thousands of Germans whilst trying to blow up a train station is Dresden is that a war crime?
Why is it ok for one side to 'accidentally' kill everyone who was standing too close to their bombs but not the other?
first hypothetical : murder
second hypothetical : it was war but yes, it was a war crime. The winners do not get prosecuted, you know that.
As mentioned earlier, in the case of drones the operators try to avoid civilian casualties where possible. With terrorism as you know it is the opposite, they are trying to maximise civilian casualties.
So it is not just a number game.
When the anti Israel posters come kvetching that hundreds of Arabs died they forget to mention that Israel retaliates for attacks carried out from civilian places. Those terrorists use their own population to avoid being targeted. Even then Israel does not shoot indiscriminately.