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Dislike Drones, but that was a completely legitimate strike and unintended to kill him. He happened to be hanging out with the wrong guys at the wrong time.

I would question your intellectual honesty if you don't think the CIA knew exactly who was there.

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Posted by StrawsDrawnAtRandom

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Posted on 2/10/14 at 1:35 pm to Person of interest

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I would question your intellectual honesty if you don't think the CIA knew exactly who was there.

Even if they did: He. Was. With. Al-Qaeda. His dad was a major figure in Al-Qaeda. You pick up a weapon or give aid to an enemy while simultaneously in an active conflict zone...what happens?

The matter of their identification isn't pertinent.

The difference between us is that if you had evidence to the contrary, I'd believe you. You'll do everything within your power to refuse to believe that you may be misinformed.

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Posted by MagicCityBlazer

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Posted on 2/10/14 at 1:39 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom

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1. It's not murder if they're actively fighting against America (going to Yemen to join Al-Qaeda, for instance), that's called warfare.

It is only war when war is declared, otherwise the legal system is the method de jure and de facto for crimes, even against the state.

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The other countries allow us to do it, they give us permission

Ahh, I'm sure there was no coercion at all.

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3. The double-tap has become completely misconstrued as have most of the ''neutral articles'' produced by the United Nations.

Misconstrued as to the intentional killing of first responders to increase kill chances or misconstrued as in it calls out the intentional murders?

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A. What kind of people would come to respond to a drone strike or an explosion in the first place?

People who live on the street and know mangled bodies might be trapped under the rubble?

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Most (if not all) instances where 'first responders' come to pick up the casualties, they're never marked as such. They're just plain white vans or trucks that drive up to the place and start giving first-aid to people we want dead.

Better kill them all then? Got it.

You are perfectly ok with murder, not sure there is much more to discuss.

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Posted by StrawsDrawnAtRandom

Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 2/10/14 at 1:47 pm to MagicCityBlazer

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It is only war when war is declared, otherwise the legal system is the method de jure and de facto for crimes, even against the state.

warfare (usually uncountable, plural warfares)
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy [quotations ?]
Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare

You'll want to read the second entry very closely.

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Ahh, I'm sure there was no coercion at all.

You're right, Yemen loves it when terrorists blow up their hospitals. Pakistan hates all of the money we send them.

They probably don't want us there and have no means to get us out.

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Misconstrued as to the intentional killing of first responders to increase kill chances or misconstrued as in it calls out the intentional murders?

Read the rest of number three and you won't have to ask loaded questions.

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People who live on the street and know mangled bodies might be trapped under the rubble?

Yeah, people who sit there and watch an airstrike in an area with known terrorists elements are completely oblivious to what might happen.

Or perhaps it's you.

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Better kill them all then? Got it.

You are perfectly ok with murder, not sure there is much more to discuss.

Giving aid to enemy combatants (while simultaneously knowing they've been targeted) is a tacit acknowledgment that the person in question understands that they may be killed as well.

Ever been taught how to respond to an explosion? I suggest you look it up.

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