What does the word "cowardly" mean in military-speak? Apparently ISIS has been acting cowardly, but it's not cowardly to bomb them from high altitude or kill them with drones manned at play-stations in Nevada and Langley, Virginia. http://news.antiwar.com/2016/04/22/...killed-in-iraq-syria-strikes-since-september/
cow·ard /ˈkou(ərd/ noun noun: coward; plural noun: cowards 1. a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things. synonyms: weakling, milksop, namby-pamby, mouse; More informalchicken, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly, sissy, baby, candy-ass, milquetoast "the cowards were the first to give up" antonyms: hero adjective adjective: coward 1. literary excessively afraid of danger or pain. 2. Heraldry (of an animal) depicted with the tail between the hind legs. There you go. Cited you the definitions so you can form an opinion and then let us know which side you're on.
All those people we've held in Guantanamo chose captivity over their glorious martyrdom. They rape and behead defenseless civilians. They shoot defenseless people at a concert, or a holiday gathering. Etc, etc, etc .... They are what they are.
I'd tell you that I'm rooting for the homeboy rebels against Russia and NATO if I weren't such a coward.
Anger can make heroes out of cowards. Josh Billings said that Money can buy you a good dog, but it won't buy the wag of it's tail. There are probably guys making a few bucks to make ends meet in the Iraqi army who desert when it comes under fire, but if their wives and kids lined up a bakery got killed by a drone, which happens every day in the Mid-East, would be more than happy to strap on a bomb and detonate it in a group of NATO soldiers. Aren't Mid-Easterners so friggin' lucky to have the Russians and the US fight their war there? http://news.antiwar.com/2016/04/22/obama-administration-split-on-using-syria-as-...
So what's your point? You asked a question in the OP. Are soldiers "cowards" or are suicide bombers cowards? I personally think strapping a bomb to yourself with the intent to kill civilians is cowardly. I don't think precision bombing with the hope of not killing civilians is less cowardly. However, you're hellbent on an agenda so let's hear it.
I buy Ron Paul's argument that NATO and Russia should take all their forces home and leave the Mid-East for Mid-Easterners to sort out. Israel has the strongest military in the Mid-East including nuclear weapons. In addition they've been making deals with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, so the Israelis are well-equipped to take care of themselves, and the US would be sure to come to their aid if they actually ran into problems.
