Rizal Philippines | September 17, 2014
Who are the combatants? Civilians are excluded?
At the 9/11 WTC attack by terrorist, it was clear that the conflict was not between terrorist and military combatants. The West, true to its humanitarian orientation, and rules of engagement distinguishes between the military combatants and civilians. We cant harm and hurt civilians; but combatants are fair game in war/encounters.
Its the terrorists vs the West. Period.... no distinction between civilians and military. So there goes suicide bombers, plane bombs etc. Civilians are fair target as any military targets are good target. To hell with war crimes (has any terrorist charged with war crimes)
Try to analyze the terror attacks at Mumbai, at Eastgate Mall in Kenya. and you will see how the terrorists indiscriminately fire at civilians.
Ajmal Kasab, was hanged; the only survivor among Mumbai attack
If that is the case, the West in its war with terrorism will be handicapped. As they embed their weapons and combatants with civilians, surely, they have no remorse i having them killed or harmed.
Level playing field with terrorists? Nawh?
For as long as the disparity in perception lasts, the west who wants to play a fair and even war would be at a disadvantaged and its strategy would be flawed.
Israel in its war in Gaza precisely gave Hamas a dose of its own medicine. If you harm our civilians, your civilians would suffer more. That would be the only deterrent.
Hamas is complaining that its civilian population had 2,000 dead and 10,000 injured by the Israel army. That Israel did not discriminate the civilian population (although It did warn them repeatedly before an attack)
War crimes in a no war situation?
It is not the time to talk about war crimes in handling terrorists. There is technically no war that has been declared. Am no a Jew or its sympathizer, but let us not handicap fight vs terrorists.
The Israel handling of Hamas should be the model now on how to to deal with Isis and and Taliban etc.
These Jews are smart.
