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Over it's 200+ year history the US has killed more civilians than that in the average week. Does that make us 4x as bad as Islamic terrorists?


No, because even if that were true you need to look at motivations and intent.


Genocide, imperialism, establishing delivery routes through foreign owned land, oil, and racism? The list goes on.


Killing is killing. Drone strikes hit incorrect and innocent targets ~90% (needs citation) of the time. Are you saying that's any better?


(needs citation)

You won't find one, given that it's not true.

Are you saying that's any better?

Are you actually asking if accidentally killing innocent people is better than routinely and intentionally killing innocent people, like this: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C01%5C11...?


>You won't find one, given that it's not true.

Really? :) http://presstv.com/usdetail/189661.html

>Are you actually asking if accidentally killing innocent people is better than routinely and intentionally killing innocent people, like this:

An innocent person dead is an innocent person dead. Regardless of whether it's an accident or intentional its still wrong. 'Accidentally killing' hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the name of 'all that is good and great' is disgusting.


> as bad as

>> you need to look at motivations and intent

Sorry to wax philosophical, but that's only true if you're a Deontologist. I am not. :)


Thank you for the perfect excuse for any crime. We kill out of love, while they do it out of hate.




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