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09-12-2011 03:05 AM |
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Originally Posted by Sideways570sx
(Post 4246779)
That just sounds stupid. If we went with your mentality then there would be no holidays, nothing to do with history at all. Your missing the point completely. Its about remembering the sacrifices that people made, and continue to make. The fireman that ran in those buildings with no hesitation. The miltary members who go into gun fights no questions asked. The people that died and continue to die everyday for no reason. Yes peoPle die everyday, but its not like 9/11 happens everday. The cycle of life isnt meant to be cut short 3000 people at a time in the fashion they did. Show a little respect. You think that they dont have holidays over there or anniversarys of thier people dieing? Of course they do. Just like we have things like 9/11. They have their shit. Stop being so ignorant and respect the sacrifices that are made for you to run ur mouth on this forum. Whether you agree or not, those people are dead, then we went to war, and people continue to die. Hoorah america.
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First, you call me ignorant then talk about how it's commendable to blindly run into situations no questions asked.
Second, where do you get off telling me not to "run my mouth on this forum"? It's a forum, it's open discussion. I've been here longer than you, I'll be here when you leave. Get over it.
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Originally Posted by ch1873857
(Post 4246860)
cite your claim of 9,000. and what is your definition of innocent. and are you over here (afghanistan) right now? do you have ANY idea what its like to be over here?
its called insurgency. you dont know who the bad guy is. you never do. bout the only time we shoot is when we are getting shot at. hostile act, hostile intent, positive identification. so dont sit there and make it sound we are over here fucking murdering people. innocent people die, mistakes are made, but like i said its insurgency. They use innocent people to sheild themselves, they use them against us. They know we dont just go shooting innocent civilians. No one is going to know how many civilians died. By day they come right on to the FOB and sell us fake jewlery and oakley sunglass. By night they are plotting their attacks. Trusted interpreters setting soldiers up for ambush. I can go on and on. It happens. the Afghan National Army wears uniform. Insurgents don't. Insurgents are civilians. You want to come over here and be the judge on whos innocent and whos not?
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Civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan (2001
It's wiki and is more than likely skewed but the numbers given are even a tad higher than 9,000. Even when you subtract indirect and direct deaths caused by insurgent forces.
Also, no, I don't know what it's like to be there and I never will. I would never sign my life over to go protect imaginary lines in the sand. You know what would stop everyone from dying? A non-shitty foreign policy regarding the Middle East and not trying to kill them anymore.
If you're over there. My deepest sympathy, and I'm not being sarcastic. Get back home alive and hopefully by the time it's all over we'll be in a better place but I doubt it.
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