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Originally posted by theking
War is astounding and appalling. It is not a movie. Civilians provide the military with the ability to engage in and prolong a war thus in major conflicts they are targeted. In the Second World War civilians were killed by the millions in order to reduce the capacity of the enemy to wage war. Shortening the length of wars in fact saves lives.
An invasion of Iraq will not require the intentional targeting of civilians because Iraq does not have the ability to fight a prolonged war. Civilians will definitely be killed and if they are in the way of what is deemed a necessary target the loss of civilian life will not prevent that target from being taken out.
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You don't seem to get it. You used the word legitimate. For me, that says enough.