Is Suicide Bombing ever justified?
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Minor Axis
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Fred Vegas, also known as Fredericksburg
I read about the Battle of Fredericksburg in one of those Shaara books, God's and Generals?. Heart breaker if you are a fan of the union. Great book series though, starting with Killer Angels. Have they turned the battlefield into a mall yet?
Yes, I'm off topic...will get back there eventually.
Nope, believe it or not Virginia takes the Civil War pretty seriously There's the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania battlefields around here that are huge, and on a smaller scale Chatham Manor and Salem Church are also nearby. There must be dozens of preserved battlefields in the state.
It's about a 3 hour drive from Appomattox to Yorktown, and it goes straight through Richmond. A history buffs dream trip
Killer Angels was amazing, but I never read any of the rest of the series.
There's the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania battlefields around here that are huge, and on a smaller scale Chatham Manor and Salem Church are also nearby. There must be dozens of preserved battlefields in the state.It's about a 3 hour drive from Appomattox to Yorktown, and it goes straight through Richmond. A history buffs dream trip
Killer Angels was amazing, but I never read any of the rest of the series.
You know the definition of suicide in war has changed over the years. I mean many have made reference to WWII and Japan, my immediate thoughts spring to Kamikaze pilots. They, indeed were on a suicide mission, they wanted to die honorably, but they didn't ram into a church or school, they engaged in other fighters.
Though I don't agree suicide is honorable, I think giving your life for your country is.
I agree with whomever said this thread would be more black and white if it were suicide bombings of military versus civilians.
I abhor bombing indiscrimately on so called intellgence, how often is it wrong.....
If someone is attacking you, defend yourself. If someone has your countrymen, retrieve them. If people are at a marketplace, church, wedding, funeral, school........Nope. I don't believe in killing hundreds of innocent people in order to get one bad guy or making a "statement".
I abhor our men being driven to wanting to commit suicide rather than living in the uncertainty and stress of never knowing where the next bomb will come from....a peasant, a kid, while rescuing somebody.
I support and am proud of our troups....but the politicians that decide where they fight......not so much....
Sorry to digress
Though I don't agree suicide is honorable, I think giving your life for your country is.
I agree with whomever said this thread would be more black and white if it were suicide bombings of military versus civilians.
I abhor bombing indiscrimately on so called intellgence, how often is it wrong.....
If someone is attacking you, defend yourself. If someone has your countrymen, retrieve them. If people are at a marketplace, church, wedding, funeral, school........Nope. I don't believe in killing hundreds of innocent people in order to get one bad guy or making a "statement".
I abhor our men being driven to wanting to commit suicide rather than living in the uncertainty and stress of never knowing where the next bomb will come from....a peasant, a kid, while rescuing somebody.
I support and am proud of our troups....but the politicians that decide where they fight......not so much....
Sorry to digress
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Remember when terrorism meant hijacking a plane, making it land in Cuba or some other friendly country, and keeping the people hostage until your message got broadcast on the news?
Ah for the good ol' days.
Ah for the good ol' days.
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