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[Paphitis]

American troops are notorious for their "Looting", they even make films expounding the virtues of such activities.

The one-sided views on this forum are quite astounding, wake up for God's sake.

Do not worry too much if you are unable to, the forces of Allah will wake you soon enough.

Are they?

You are pretty big at making these claims but unfortunately you got nothing to back them up with.

The penalties for looting are severe.

[Jerry]

Looting is to be condemned but at least it shows that the looter, for whatever reason, values the loot.
This, however, is wilful destruction of irreplaceable antiques.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=11 ... =2&theater

I feel ill just watching it.

[miltiades]

Looting is to be condemned but at least it shows that the looter, for whatever reason, values the loot.
This, however, is wilful destruction of irreplaceable antiques.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=11 ... =2&theater

I feel ill just watching it.

Jerry, these are savages, do forgive them, as for their celebrated admiresr, well they are mentally deranged.

[DT.]

These actions by this army of lunatics and savages are disgusting. The beheadings, the destructions, the tortures, the burning of victims alive. All belong in another world. Wish someone would press a button and exterminate the entire lot of them.

However I don't understand why some of you cannot condemn these actions and accept at the same time that the killings of millions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The thousands of innocent men, women and children killed while sleeping in Dresden. The innocents murdered in Iraq during the U.S. bombardments and many more are just as deplorable in acts.

One person killed in Syria is equal to one person killed in France. A life is a life, why do so many of you struggle with this?

[GreekIslandGirl]

These actions by this army of lunatics and savages are disgusting. The beheadings, the destructions, the tortures, the burning of victims alive. All belong in another world. Wish someone would press a button and exterminate the entire lot of them.

However I don't understand why some of you cannot condemn these actions and accept at the same time that the killings of millions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The thousands of innocent men, women and children killed while sleeping in Dresden. The innocents murdered in Iraq during the U.S. bombardments and many more are just as deplorable in acts.

One person killed in Syria is equal to one person killed in France. A life is a life, why do so many of you struggle with this?

Amen!

Best CF post, ever!

[Paphitis]

These actions by this army of lunatics and savages are disgusting. The beheadings, the destructions, the tortures, the burning of victims alive. All belong in another world. Wish someone would press a button and exterminate the entire lot of them.

However I don't understand why some of you cannot condemn these actions and accept at the same time that the killings of millions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The thousands of innocent men, women and children killed while sleeping in Dresden. The innocents murdered in Iraq during the U.S. bombardments and many more are just as deplorable in acts.

One person killed in Syria is equal to one person killed in France. A life is a life, why do so many of you struggle with this?

Agree with your post but the allies were not happy about the carpet bombing of Dresden or the Nuclear attack on Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

Yes sure, some 250,000 people were killed. We know this. No one is happy about it. The civilians did not deserve to die let alone women and small innocent children. We get it.

But neither do the thousands of American, and Australian troops deserve to die. The cost of a large full scale invasion of Japan would possibly cost the lives of just as many allied and enemy troops. Yes up to 250,000, and maybe more even.

Then consider the possibility that this war could last a number of years. How many civilians would be killed from the conventional carpet bombing of Japanese cities. Anywhere up to 2 million. Don't laugh, because these are the possibilities and realistic at that. The Japanese were not going to surrender without the threat of nuclear annihilation.

All of a sudden, the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (and the carpet bombing of Dresden) don't seem such a bad option.

These are the realities that need to be weighed up. Unfortunately, the burden among leaders faced with these realities is enormous and something that can't be reconciled that easily. Your analogy is extremely simplistic.

There were no laser or GPS guided bombs in those days.

[Paphitis]

Further to this, were the Europeans prepared to offer its troops for a D Day style landing on Japan's beaches? Maybe the Brits might.

Yes of course, it would all be lumbered upon the Americans and perhaps Australia too. Not an easy scenario to even contemplate another 5 to 10 years of war on Japanese territory.

Would they still bomb Japanese cities much like Dresden? You would be very naive to believe they wouldn't get pounded day and night.

The only safe place for any Japanese women and children would be 10m underground in bunkers.

The D Day landing in France was welcomed by the majority of French People. Once the beach head was secured, allied troops would find refuge among French Partizans, and farmers. The French people were on our side so all they had to deal with were enemy German Troops. In Japan, it would have been 100 times more difficult. Hence the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to prompt their surrender.

[repulsewarrior]

Egypt condemned the burning of a mosque and a Greek Orthodox Church in the occupied territories of Jerusalem in a foreign ministry statement Friday.

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/02/2 ... ue-church/

http://www.kawther.info/wpr/2015/02/26/ ... -jerusalem

http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/is ... -jerusalem

...the same madness, i thought i'd include it here.

[Paphitis]

Egypt condemned the burning of a mosque and a Greek Orthodox Church in the occupied territories of Jerusalem in a foreign ministry statement Friday.

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/02/2 ... ue-church/

http://www.kawther.info/wpr/2015/02/26/ ... -jerusalem

http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/is ... -jerusalem

...the same madness, i thought i'd include it here.

Egypt is quite the country with a reasonably modern outlook. OK, there is room for improvement such as the terrible arrests of Al Jazeera journalists, and the 200 Islamic Brotherhood supporters on Death Row.

But on the whole, they are headed in the right direction.

Let Egypt be a very valuable lesson to all those who supported the Arab Spring. That opened the flood gates to a world of hurt and radical Islamification. Egypt too has DAESH to deal with in the Sinai.

Mubarak doesn't seem like a bad bloke after all!

[miltiades]

Middle East updates / Iraq says ISIS attempting to sell artifacts after destroying priceless antiquities

ISIS attacks Samarra ahead of Iraqi army offensive; UN condemns ISIS's 'barbaric terrorist acts' in Iraq;

The.... courageous SAVAGES in action displaying their .....courage !!!
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east ... s/1.644652