Are all Arabs militants? Is it OK to kill citizens as well as militants?

Question

By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer
Friday 12th October 2007

On Oct. 5, a pre-dawn U.S. raid on Khalis, a Shiite city north of Baghdad, killed 25 people when U.S. troops called in airstrikes after meeting a fierce barrage while hunting suspected smugglers of arms from Iran to Baghdad. Village leaders said the victims included civilians, but the military insisted the 25 killed were militants.

What percentage of innocent deaths is acceptable in order to create democracy?

I hear a lot about the "enemy hiding behind women and children" (I ignore remarks such as the enemy is a coward) and remind you that if a superior military force invaded the US and went street by street and house by house the same could be said. The enemy is after all fighting from his home.

Davcon1 remarks remind me that probably both the Bible and the Koran have some pretty dumb answers for the modern world to follow, if followed blindly and verbatim.

Sage's remarks are quite frightening. Gamla Joe, yes I agree the US should get out of Iraq - there will never be any peace as long as they are there thats for sure- but how to get out now thats the big question. Is Bush planning to leave that one to the Democrats?

Sage's remarks are quite frightening. Gamla Joe, yes I agree the US should get out of Iraq - there will never be any peace as long as they are there thats for sure- but how to get out now thats the big question. Is Bush planning to leave that one to the Democrats?

Sage's remarks are quite frightening. Gamla Joe, yes I agree the US should get out of Iraq - there will never be any peace as long as they are there thats for sure- but how to get out now thats the big question. Is Bush planning to leave that one to the Democrats?

Answer 1

Has it ever occurred to anyone that maybe the people there don't want a western-style democracy imposed on them? How many of you would like it if people from a foreign country with no knowledge or your religion, language, or culture invaded yours and tried to dictate the type of government you should have and how you should live your lives? You wouldn't like it. What makes some people think they would feel any differently?

Answer 2

Your absolutely right, we should pull out of Iraq and let them kill each other.

As for creating democracy, what this shows is that it is nearly impossible to create a democracy from the top down.

Almost every single successful democracy on earth was created because the people demanded it.

As long as the Arabs do not care they will have a dictator or a king that will rule over them.

perhaps Arabs are simply mentally incapable of creating a functioning democratic society.

Answer 3

No, not all Arabs are militants. I read the article on Yahoo News it was titled 9 children killed in US raid in Iraq. The loss of civilian life is tragic but it was not intentional either. Our troops do their best to minimize loss of civilian life. As we all should know it is impossible for there to be no civilian causalities especially when these cowards hide behind women and children.

Answer 4

Yes, just like all people with guns at home are going to go out and shoot a party full of people or a class full of schoolkids... note the heavy sarcasm.

No, of course their not. Its the rotten apple spoils the barrel. Most of them want to live quietly, like most caucasians, africans, chinese...

But its impossible to avoid harming civilians if the terrorists surround themselves with them.

Choice is 25 civilians or another 9/11? What do you do?

Answer 5

answer: sure sorry :( in common terms after Israel concentrated those particular human beings - the hamas have asked for quit hearth :) (do you think of they're taking time now to replace the militants killed?) I hate for those deaths - in Israel we only say that each dying brings greater suicide bombers yet what are you able to do- while they shoot rockets? i do no longer comprehend....... coaching coaching coaching! i think of Israel could desire to have already got the peace with the palestinians interior the west financial company and then we are going to be waiting to in step with threat substitute the gaza subject. the 1st difficulty Israel could desire to do is spray the skies with coaching fliers one's that practice peace particularly of shahid and we go with all the worldwide's help we go with the arab worldwide's help to because of the fact while they comprehend in Gaza they don't have the arab's worldwide help they're going to quit their hate and comprehend that hamas is incorrect for them and hopefully quit their incorrect coaching (you are able to call me naive... i comprehend you think of that) mimi I consider you on the subject of the remark on the subject of the palestinians.

Answer 6

Any amount of deaths is acceptable when it comes to instilling fear in a country to conform to our ways and what we think is right and completely disregarding the actual citizens of that country by tearing it to shreds.

Answer 7

there religion tells them to kill the infidel and spread there religion on the world , i don't think you can not classify them as all militant in some way or another...i have read the co-ran i know what it says and tells it believers to do in the name of there god.

Answer 8

No. This sort of behaviour only creates more resistance

Answer 9

nope and yep well if your powerful