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Originally Posted by dlishsguy
Ustwo,
so lets assume theres a group in iraq who's sole aim is to rid iraq of foreign occupiers. regardless of their political views or whether they are ex-saddam militia men, fundamentalists, foreign fighters, ex-presidential guard.
lets also assume that they decry the killing of innocent civilians, but they attack US convoys because the US is an occupier rather than a liberator. would these people be considered 'terrorists'?
i would think that any military occupying force would be a legitimate target in this case, whether its US or its allies.
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What about when the occupying force has been asked to stay by the elected leaders of the country, is it terrorism then? What would you consiter attacks on iraqi security forces to be? What about fellows lined up outside police stations lined up for a job? Would those be terrorist acts? What about the bombing of the USS Cole? That was a military vessel, but the US Navy wasn't engaged in any war at the time.