talk.politics.misc

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:36:39 -0400, * US * wrote:

>On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 20:15:18 -0400, "Larry Hewitt" wrote:
>
>>"B1ackwater" wrote in message news: @ ...
>>> On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:38:57 -0400, * US * wrote:
>>>>On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:47:31 GMT, bw@ (B1ackwater) wrote:
>>>>>On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:11:20 -0400, * US * wrote:
>>>>>>On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:03:42 GMT, bw@ (B1ackwater) wrote:
>>>>>>>... they were all bad ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>There's no basis for assuming that about the victims.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or NOT assuming it ...
>>>>
>>>>Why do you believe that?
>>>>
>>>>You seem to be paranoid about a lot of children.
>>>
>>> Talk to some Vietnam vets ... the children were
>>> the ones who smuggled grenades into camp. The
>>> jihad mentality in Iraq encourages even small
>>> children to kill for the cause. If you go to
>>> Iraq, don't think you're safe just because
>>> you meet some kid.
>>
>>But kids are not suicide bombing in Iraq, so your fantasy is fallacious.
>>
>>> As for Blackwaters people ... they probably
>>> over-reacted a bit - but that call could only
>>> be made in hindsight, and from a safe distance.
>>
>>Well, considering the extent of their over-reaction, no.
>>
>>Definitely in the latest case, and alleged in other cases, they shot when
>>there was no danger.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Someone was trying to kill them and they could
>>> not be sure where the fire was coming from, so
>>> they "softened-up" the entire area rather than
>>> conveniently perishing.
>>>
>>
>>Except in the majority of incidents Blackwater fired first.
>>
>>Larry
>
>Excellent points.


Better start studying your Koran ... because that sort
of wimpy attitude guarentees that they'll WIN ... and,
ultimately, not just in Iraq. If you think Pat Robertson
is a fanatical theocrat you'll just LOVE the Imams :-)