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Old 08-16-2005, 01:34 PM
beta1607 beta1607 is offline
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Default Re: Did you feel bad about a civilian killed in Iraq? Japan? WTC?

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It's because it's more efficient and economical. Morals don't come into it.


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All three are factors - the military needed to capacity to hit high value targets in urban areas without taking out 3 city blocks, regardless of how you view their motives for not wanting to take out civilians morals or PR disaster doesn't change the fact that it is one of the reasons we developed these weapons was to reduce 'collateral damages'.
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