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Should civilians be considered valid targets in war?

Discussion in 'Opinion POLLS' started by Turin, Sep 7, 2022.

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Should civilians be considered valid targets in war?

  1. Yes

    4 vote(s)
    16.0%

  2. No

    21 vote(s)
    84.0%
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  1. Mr.Incognito

    Mr.Incognito Well-Known Member

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    That's just the ones we know about. Lol
     
    Mr.Incognito, Sep 23, 2022
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  2. AARguy

    AARguy Well-Known Member

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    I pity all these libs. They are so busy whining and complaining and figuring out how to be victims of something or other. There's a whole great big world full of friends and love, and some great hobbies like guns and eating rare red meat... LOLOL.
     
    AARguy, Sep 23, 2022
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  3. Joe knows

    Joe knows Well-Known Member

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    That could some weight but our semi autos are not the same as their full auto or burst
     
    Joe knows, Sep 23, 2022
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  4. submarinepainter

    submarinepainter Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    FCC here as my secondary
     
    submarinepainter, Sep 23, 2022
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  5. submarinepainter

    submarinepainter Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    we know how to shoot and how to modify
     
    submarinepainter, Sep 23, 2022
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  6. AARguy

    AARguy Well-Known Member

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    Do you mean what the Army calls FDC? Fire Control? Only FCC I know is the Federal Communications Commission
     
    AARguy, Sep 23, 2022
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  7. Joe knows

    Joe knows Well-Known Member

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    We would give them some grief no doubt. I have a gun that locks on target up to 1500 yards. That’s an impressive gun. I mean you don’t miss. An 8 year old could hit something almost a mile away with it. So yes we have some impressive guns. But the civilian AR-15 is a joke compared to real military rifles.
     
    Joe knows, Sep 23, 2022
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  8. submarinepainter

    submarinepainter Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have 2 small working cannons lol
     
    submarinepainter, Sep 23, 2022
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  9. AARguy

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    Small arms don't do well against F-16's, tanks and Apaches... but the Taliban seemed to do ok
     
    AARguy, Sep 23, 2022
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  10. submarinepainter

    submarinepainter Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    yup mis-spelled, I was 4.2
     
    submarinepainter, Sep 23, 2022
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  11. AARguy

    AARguy Well-Known Member

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    Ahh... four deuce. I was 11B Enlisted but trained a bit as 11C. I was Commissioned 13 and Commanded an M110A2 8" Battery in Germany in the 1980's.
     
    AARguy, Sep 23, 2022
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  12. Joe knows

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    If there was ever an occupation force within the United States they would constantly be fighting a gorilla war. Our guns definitely serve a purpose of self defense on a world stage too
     
    Joe knows, Sep 23, 2022
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    I agree.
     
    AARguy, Sep 23, 2022
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    submarinepainter Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    2/11 CAV in the 70's
     
    submarinepainter, Sep 23, 2022
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    CAV... super folks... I was civilian instructor for the NEW Iraqi Army in 2003-4 at Camp Caldwell... colocated with the Buffalo Soldiers
     
    AARguy, Sep 23, 2022
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    This is like asking... were the victims of 9/11 totally legit targets or not.
     
    notme, Sep 25, 2022
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  17. Turin

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    Not really. That was not a declared war.
     
    Turin, Sep 26, 2022
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    I'm rather sure that Bin Laden announced a Jihad against the US ever since they attacked Iraq in the 1990's.
    So suddenly them civilians are justified to have been targeted? Really? lol


    How about all them civilians killed by the Palestinians?
    Are "we" going to regard that it's totally legit as well when a Jew gets a knife added in the neck?


    This whole utterly dumb thread sounds like it came with the idea that the US should be neverminded when they kill loads of brown people, without thinking it through that the blade cuts at 2 sides.
     
    Last edited: Sep 26, 2022
    notme, Sep 26, 2022
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  19. AARguy

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    "Declaring" a war is for old men in suits sitting around a table. Young men and women getting shot and killed really don't care about the paperwork status. To them, war is war, no matter who signed what about it.
     
    AARguy, Sep 27, 2022
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  20. Turin

    Turin Well-Known Member

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    If the thread is "utterly dumb" then why bother gracing with your obviously superior intellect?

    It was simply a question I was curious about. Nothing more.
     
    Turin, Sep 27, 2022
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  21. edna kawabata

    edna kawabata Well-Known Member

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    And so far you have four votes that agree with the way Putin is waging war on Ukraine and not committing war crimes.
     
    edna kawabata, Sep 27, 2022
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  22. notme

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    Hol' up.
    You dragged in that the civilians of 9/11 were not legit because there was no war declaration.
    I disputed that.

    And your reaction to that is basically requesting to please leave this thread with a lame excuse.


    HA!
     
    notme, Sep 28, 2022
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