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I disagree with the term "freedom fighters" to describe the Iraqi militias that are fighting our soldiers. Resistance fighter is a much better description. I would say a terrorist is one that kills civilians intentionally to make war as unpalatable as possible or to further their political goals. It is one thing when armies clash out in the fields far away from a civilian populace, because there it is distant and can be ignored more easily by the public. It is when the violence is happening in the streets that the horror of war becomes appearant.
And yes, there are rules to war. There have been since antiquity. Of course, different cultures will have different rules, and the rules will be broken, yet they still remain.
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If there exists anything mightier than destiny, then it is the courage to face destiny unflinchingly. -Geibel
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. -Marcus Aurelius
Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever? -GySgt. Daniel J. "Dan" Daly
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