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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums8 Civilians killed in Syria airstrikes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-syria-crisis-usa-strikes-idUSKCN0HI03A20140923http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/23/1331792/-Airstrikes-Kill-8-Civilians-3-kids-Reportedly-Hit-Hospital-Governor-s-House-Equestrian-Center#
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#Raqqa Governors House, Equestrian Club, National Hospital & Tal Abyad, Tabaqa Airport hit by US lead strikes Vs #IS
And the terror goes on......
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8 Civilians killed in Syria airstrikes. (Original Post)
ForgoTheConsequence
Sep 2014
OP
"Are we supposed to just sit around and let ISIS kill innocent people?"
whatchamacallit
Sep 2014
#11
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)1. When US bombs fly, there's no such thing as a civilian
DURec
ForgoTheConsequence
(4,868 posts)2. True.
And I'm sure the murder apologists will be here any minute to tell us how killing more people will make us safer. It's what they call the "reality" based approach.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)6. The approved message these days is
"Inaction would kill more civilians than errant air strikes."
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)3. Unfortunately....
this is truer than we would like it to be.
We can only hope if there is loss of non-combatants, it will be very minimal... it's too late to hope for none.
msongs
(67,413 posts)4. Isis murders people bad, US murders people "unfortunate". nt
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)7. Bush wages war, bad. Obama wages war, necessary. [n/t]
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)5. Rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air ...
as American as asshole pie.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)8. Dead by our war of choice. Disgusting.
Sadly, this number will keep going up. They started this war on the 3 year plan! With renewal options!
morningfog
(18,115 posts)9. Does that mean we're up 6?
IS killed to American civilians, we've killed 8 Syrian civilians. Can we stop now?
obxhead
(8,434 posts)10. It's OK though.
Obama is President now.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)11. "Are we supposed to just sit around and let ISIS kill innocent people?"
UISISA
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)12. Fighting terrorism...
or creating it?
How much longer can we shrug off manslaughter by bomb as something unintentional?