5 Canadians killed in Afghanistan; 4 Soldiers and Michelle Lang of the Calgary Herald

SparkyOne wrote:

Like Cineplex Odeon Theater?

I can't say I'm a big fan. Each to their own.

SparkyOne wrote:

So what exactly do you mean by in Theater then?

As in "none -of-your-business" theater.

Amen.

Eastwinds wrote:

Ah, ok..now I get it. Let's say, for an example, that in the new year a group of terrorists kocked down a building in a Cdn city killing 800 people. It was later found out that these terrorists were trained in Afghanistan, were allowed to train/live there by the Afghan rulers, those rulers not willing to shut down the organization and hand over any more of the group, etc etc...then I should expect the RCMP to get a warrant from the ICC and nail the mother f'ers?...LOL, too funny.

That's right.

The Geneva Conventions talk about proportionality in war: that those defending themselves should cause casualties roughly equal to their own. In 2001, app. 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks. In Afghanistan, the most recent figures have put Afghan deaths at 12,000 - 36,000. Where's the proportionality?

The Taliban did offer to hand Osama Bin Laden over to a third country. Bush rejected it because the neocons didn't want their puppet President to prevent war in Afghanistan:

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/031507a.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/oct/14/afghanistan.terrorism5

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bush-rejects-taliban-offer-...

From a legal perspective, World War II ended with the Nuremberg Trials and the legal Principles they established, the Geneva Conventions which are based on the Nuremberg Principles and the United Nations whose purpose is to try to create a peaceful and just world based on the rule of international law and justice.

About 44,000 Candian soldiers died in World War II.

Why?

Certainly not that 138 (and counting) Canadian soldiers and 12,000 - 36,000 Afghans would die in an unnecessary, illegal, immoral and unjust bullshit Vietnam type war.

Where do you see the humor in this?

[STEPPING OUT OF MY VACATION] Ok, he's gone [BACK TO VACATION]  Maysie and jrose can deal with the rest of the rather lengthy abuse complaints list

What the hell, may as well close for length while I'm here.