The definition of the term civilian is one not in the armed services or the police force. The definition of the term combatant is a person engaged in fighting. The definition of combat is armed conflict, battle; struggle, contest.
In war, there are no noncombatants. Anyone, providing support of any form including moral, weapons, ammunition, transportation, medical, food, etc is engaged in the conflict. Killing people behind the battle lines works. The United States proved that in WWII when we dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. Do we believe our carpet-bombing in Germany and in Viet Nam was selective? We killed men, women, children, pets, farm animals, and destroyed buildings, houses, roads, bridges anything within range of the bombs.
In Viet Nam, the enemy would leave babies in the sun by the roadside booby trapped with hand grenades. If our soldiers attempted to show compassion, they died. Eight-year-old girls can kill as easily as a twenty-five year old man can. No one is exempt. Until we are willing to wage war like our enemy, we cannot win. Until we are willing to kill hundreds of people just to get to one, we cannot win, so we should quit.
In Gaza, anyone providing support of any form involves himself or herself in the combat and is therefore legitimate targets. The Gaza people made Hamas part of their government therefore as part of the Gaza government anything Hamas does; they do as representatives of the Gaza people. With Hamas acting for the Gaza people all Gaza people living within the borders of Gaza are legitimate targets. Since the government of Israel is synonymous with the Jewish religion, all Israelis, within the borders of Israel, are legitimate targets.
Anyone providing support to the United States' troops in Iraq or Afghanistan or "on terror" are legitimate targets. War is terror. Freedom fighter or terrorist is in the eye of the beholder.
In war, there are no noncombatants. Anyone, providing support of any form including moral, weapons, ammunition, transportation, medical, food, etc is engaged in the conflict. Killing people behind the battle lines works. The United States proved that in WWII when we dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. Do we believe our carpet-bombing in Germany and in Viet Nam was selective? We killed men, women, children, pets, farm animals, and destroyed buildings, houses, roads, bridges anything within range of the bombs.
In Viet Nam, the enemy would leave babies in the sun by the roadside booby trapped with hand grenades. If our soldiers attempted to show compassion, they died. Eight-year-old girls can kill as easily as a twenty-five year old man can. No one is exempt. Until we are willing to wage war like our enemy, we cannot win. Until we are willing to kill hundreds of people just to get to one, we cannot win, so we should quit.
In Gaza, anyone providing support of any form involves himself or herself in the combat and is therefore legitimate targets. The Gaza people made Hamas part of their government therefore as part of the Gaza government anything Hamas does; they do as representatives of the Gaza people. With Hamas acting for the Gaza people all Gaza people living within the borders of Gaza are legitimate targets. Since the government of Israel is synonymous with the Jewish religion, all Israelis, within the borders of Israel, are legitimate targets.
Anyone providing support to the United States' troops in Iraq or Afghanistan or "on terror" are legitimate targets. War is terror. Freedom fighter or terrorist is in the eye of the beholder.
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