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Originally Posted by Incosian
I see your point Ustwo, but civilians are frequently casualties of war, and often deliberately. Sure, we may not view it as ethically acceptable, but they view it as one of the few viable ways to combat the enemy.
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The issue really isn't if the attacks are effective. Of course they are, every casualty helps their cause because its one more body the opposition to the war can point to and say 'See this is what the US caused!', but that does not change the fact that they are terrorists. Their motives are not of those seeking freedom but those seeking oppression. You don't terrorize a population which you want to see freed. You do it as an object lesson. You see THIS is what supporting the government will get you and when we take over you better bow down or we will do even worse!
I am honestly perplexed why so many people in the West are in support of terrorists. I can understand not supporting the war on principle, but that part is now over. The morality of the war is now moot, what matters is the outcome. The most immortal thing we can do at this point is withdraw our forces, it would be unforgivable. Supporting these terrorists is condemning the Iraqi people to another Saddam, and I don't think any political gain in the west (see I told you so!) is worth the sacrifice of so many.