What is the difference between soldier and terrorist?

Answer 1

Terrorists are better equipped

Answer 2

One works for a government and the other works for a more informal organisation.
Their trade is death in each case.
The soldier generally has more sophisticated delivery methods such as the cruise missile at his disposal while the terrorist has to rely on things like the car bomb.
The soldier's method is usually more effective.

Answer 3

There is no real difference. The only possible difference depending on which country the soldier is from is if the soldier is bound to not kill/rape/maim/injure civilians and civilian infrastructure intentionally (with threat of enforceable punitive sanctions if he/she does so). Otherwise, the soldier is a terrorist. For example, the "soldiers" manning the Abu Ghraib internment camp are terrorists.

To be honest terrorist implies the use of terror as a weapon to convince scenarios to change to benefit the terror-initiator. A lot of soldiers can fit this description.

Answer 4

The soldier must follow the Geneva Convention. The terrorist don't.

Soldiers are criticized by the press and liberals and can do nothing right. Terrorist are glamorized and can do no wrong.

Soldiers eat MRE's and sleep where and when they can. Terrorist get 8+ hours of sleep in comfortable beds in Gitmo, at least 3 hot meals of their choose of food every day, better medical attention than anyone receiving Hillary's health care reform treatment. Soldiers get yelled at and can't talk back to their superiors. Terrorist can not be interrogated and can stop questioning anytime they want - so they can pray.

Should I go on?????????

Answer 5

Soldiers' weapons and supplies are much better than that of terrorist. The soldiers of the former Afghanistan's government were exactly terrorist. Unfortunately, they were equipped with advanced weapons.

Answer 6

each so often, none. often times, some. relies upon on whether the combat is shielding and whether the killers discriminate between civilian and different squaddies. additionally, do no longer forget that the terrorists think of of themselves as freedom-combatants. @Lonely Butcher: some marines won't. Others will, gladly (and characteristic finished so). @everybody: why do you assume that basically american squaddies are in question here?

Answer 7

I took these definitions from http://www.thefreedictionary.com

sol·dier (sljr)
n.
1. One who serves in an army.
2. An enlisted person or a noncommissioned officer.
3. An active, loyal, or militant follower of an organization.

terrorist - a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities

The definitions will change depending upon which dictionary you use and where it is from.

Answer 8

The soldier kills other soldiers while the terrorist kills women and children.

Answer 9

In USA, soldier as USA army, Iraqi as terrorist.
In Iraq, USA army is terrorist, Iraqi as soldier.
In the whole world view, USA as terrorist / invader, Iraqi as soldier.

Answer 10

A Soldier, wears a uniform, follows the orders of his Commander
in Chief. He is not afraid, to display, his Country,s Flag.
A terrorist, hides his face with a rag, Kills unarmed non combatants. Prefers to kill women and children, runs and hides
behind women or runs into a mosque.No different than a common murderer.. Since you asked, hard to believe, you
are unable to tell the difference. One is a Man, the other is
not.