• @frimmel:

    I agree that drone strikes are simply another long range weapon and I am not saying that the pilots have no honor.

    I am not going to open the other can of worms that you’ve correctly identified.

    Fair enough- I am not trying to be combative, just debating.  Thanks for your input.

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    We’re the problem because of the Moral picture we’ve painted ourselves in…

    Is it murder, or is it war? Who’s to say.

    Oh the days of imperialism are missed…


  • @Gargantua:

    We’re the problem because of the Moral picture we’ve painted ourselves in…

    Is it murder, or is it war? Who’s to say.

    Oh the days of imperialism are missed…

    I guess it depends on your point of view.  One thing is certain- the western democracies are at war with extremist Islam.

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    Skip extremism.  From an objective/historical/factual point of view, Islam in general is a more accurate description.

    It’s definetly over the 50% hump.


  • @BJCard:

    @frimmel:

    I agree that drone strikes are simply another long range weapon and I am not saying that the pilots have no honor.

    I am not going to open the other can of worms that you’ve correctly identified.

    Fair enough- I am not trying to be combative, just debating.  Thanks for your input.

    We’re good. We’re in the same game and the same page of the rulebook.  :-)


  • @Gargantua:

    Skip extremism.  From an objective/historical/factual point of view, Islam in general is a more accurate description.

    It’s definetly over the 50% hump.

    You really think that the western world is at war with over 50% of Muslims?  Wow, I hope that’s not the case- something like 1.6 Billion people in the world are Muslim…


  • @BJCard:

    @Gargantua:

    Skip extremism.  From an objective/historical/factual point of view, Islam in general is a more accurate description.

    It’s definetly over the 50% hump.

    You really think that the western world is at war with over 50% of Muslims?  Wow, I hope that’s not the case- something like 1.6 Billion people in the world are Muslim…

    If it weren’t for Garg being 'Nadian, I’d say we’re American: we’re at war with everything.


  • @Jermofoot:

    @BJCard:

    @Gargantua:

    Skip extremism.  From an objective/historical/factual point of view, Islam in general is a more accurate description.

    It’s definetly over the 50% hump.

    You really think that the western world is at war with over 50% of Muslims?  Wow, I hope that’s not the case- something like 1.6 Billion people in the world are Muslim…

    If it weren’t for Garg being 'Nadian, I’d say we’re American: we’re at war with everything.

    Nah, we aren’t at war with Easter Island.


  • Nah, we aren’t at war with Easter Island.

    That is only because your Generals could not find it on a map!

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    @BJCard:

    @Gargantua:

    Skip extremism.  From an objective/historical/factual point of view, Islam in general is a more accurate description.

    It’s definetly over the 50% hump.

    You really think that the western world is at war with over 50% of Muslims?  Wow, I hope that’s not the case- something like 1.6 Billion people in the world are Muslim…

    Well lets look at the last few years…

    Iraq - Muslim Nation
    Afghanistan - Muslim Nation
    Iran (Bombings / Assassinations / Rhetoric) - Muslim Nation
    Libya (Supporting rebels / air campaign) - Muslim Nation
    Syria (Just watch today’s news, "America’s next step in Syria) Muslim Nation
    Yugoslavia/Bosnia - Muslim Nation
    Somalia - Muslim Nation

    You’re right, I don’t see anything in common (Sarcasm).


  • Well lets look at the last few years…

    Iraq - Muslim Nation
    Afghanistan - Muslim Nation
    Iran (Bombings / Assassinations / Rhetoric) - Muslim Nation
    Libya (Supporting rebels / air campaign) - Muslim Nation
    Syria (Just watch today’s news, "America’s next step in Syria) Muslim Nation
    Yugoslavia/Bosnia - Muslim Nation
    Somalia - Muslim Nation

    You’re right, I don’t see anything in common (Sarcasm).

    Iraq- technically we are not at war with them now
    Afghanistan- technically we are not at war with them, but we are fighting the Taliban
    Iran- no
    Libya- yes there was a quick war here
    Syria- I doubt we put troops on the ground here
    Yugoslavia/Bosnia- haven’t been at war there for a while…

    There are a ton of muslim-majority nations:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim-majority_countries

    So, yes, we are at war with far less than 50% of Muslims.


  • Not to mention the majority of those we initiated…but that won’t stop Garg from rejecting reality.

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    @Jermofoot:

    Not to mention the majority of those we initiated…but that won’t stop Garg from rejecting reality.

    Oh so America initated 9/11?

    I was unaware.


  • @BJCard:

    Well lets look at the last few years…

    Iraq - Muslim Nation
    Afghanistan - Muslim Nation
    Iran (Bombings / Assassinations / Rhetoric) - Muslim Nation
    Libya (Supporting rebels / air campaign) - Muslim Nation
    Syria (Just watch today’s news, "America’s next step in Syria) Muslim Nation
    Yugoslavia/Bosnia - Muslim Nation
    Somalia - Muslim Nation

    You’re right, I don’t see anything in common (Sarcasm).

    Afghanistan- technically we are not at war with them, but we are fighting the Taliban

    Taliban- Muslim

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    Killing people with Drones in Pakistan, and Yemen

    Pakistan - Muslim
    Yemen - Muslim

    Iran does also qualify.

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    Oh and what’s the U.S. committment in Mali?  I know the french sent troops there?

    Oh wait

    http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/01/301242/us-deploys-troops-in-mali-backing-french/

    US Deploys troops in Mali - Muslim Nation

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    Let’s look at this a different way… how many non-muslim nations are we in -conflict- with?


  • @Gargantua:

    Let’s look at this a different way… how many non-muslim nations are we in -conflict- with?

    Canada are in conflicts right now? oh oh ,I should watch more news I guess.


  • @Gargantua:

    Let’s look at this a different way… how many non-muslim nations are we in -conflict- with?

    How many governments of non-oil producing Muslim nations are we in conflict with? Are the conflicts actually about religion? Are the real motivations of the terrorists being obscured (both to them and us) to hide the class conflicts they are really rooted in?


  • @Gargantua:

    @Jermofoot:

    Not to mention the majority of those we initiated…but that won’t stop Garg from rejecting reality.

    Oh so America initated 9/11?

    I was unaware.

    Yes, because nothing ever happened in those regions prior to 9/11.  So, right you are.

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