Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

High Volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel. or WOT [War on Terror]

----------------------------

In case anyone is interested in Churchill as a terrorist bomber revisionism.

As an aside, the first German bombing of England was a bit earlier, January 19, 1915, from a Zepplin. But no matter, Churchill was the WWII villan.

This clown was once lauded as the moral voice of the Republican Party. Fair to say those who looked at the GOP as a bunch of loons had something to base their mistaken opinion on.

A snap of the heels to the Pat fans.

PS-A shame GWB isn't a modern day Churchill, but it's fair to say the US sucks to this day by Pat standards. We kill civilians just like Churchill and FDR did. Kind Adolph, he did nothing other than retaliate.

Pardon me while I vomit.

22 posted on 06/24/2008 3:40:36 PM PDT by SJackson (If we win Iowa, then we can move to the world as it should be, Michelle O)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: SJackson

SJackson: “We kill civilians just like Churchill and FDR did.”

Actually, WWII helped shape the Laws of Armed Conflict. The three LOAC principles are military necessity, distinction, and proportionality.

http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/wars/a/loac.htm

We do not intentionally target civilians. That would be a war crime. I’m no military lawyer, but I wonder if FDR and Churchill would be considered war criminals by today’s LOAC. For example, the British nighttime bombings were incredibly inaccurate and almost certainly not able to achieve their military objectives (destruction of factories, some of minimal value to the war effort). Did this violate military necessity and proportionality? Perhaps.


35 posted on 06/24/2008 4:11:48 PM PDT by CitizenUSA (Republican Who Will NOT Vote McCain!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson