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To: IrishMike
"“The Geneva Convention says it is not allowed to attack infrastructure for the civilian people,” he added. “You might expect that economic infrastructure could be a target in the last stages of a war. But this is not like that.”

I don't understand what this means. The U.S. always knocked out power first when going to war, doesn't it?

So is power a "dual use" infrastucture that is fair game because the military uses it? But then what isn't?

49 posted on 06/29/2006 9:08:38 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

...I don't understand what this means. The U.S. always knocked out power first when going to war, doesn't it?

So is power a "dual use" infrastucture that is fair game because the military uses it? But then what isn't?


ALL VERY TRUE !!!
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51 posted on 06/29/2006 9:13:20 AM PDT by IrishMike (Democrats .... Stuck on Stupid, RINO's ...the most vicious judas goats)
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