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Old 12-16-2008, 06:53 PM
cacophony
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Re: Watch out for that shoe, Mr. President!
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the second world war brought civilians into play on an unprecedented scale. the germans, japanese and the allies all targeted civilian populations - it was a tactic brought about by technological advances in aviation. they didn't deserve to die, but their country was at war and they became targets; just as millions of europeans did too.

and looking at the way the uk population viewed the war, they were supportive of their country's actions and took being targets as something that went with the territory; so does that make them complicit in some way?
i accept no argument that makes civilians acceptable targets of war.