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Re:The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what fir... by sndwch on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @12:28PM (#14446461)
Your argument is that we focus on issues that are solvable today. I don't think that refraining from instructing an AC-130 operator to fire upon a hospital operated by Doctors without Borders is a change that requires more than a day of thought. Doing reconnaissance and reviewing intel before striking a civilian target probably doesn't take the world's most advanced fighting force more than a few hours.
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Re:The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what fir... by melling on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @02:12PM (#14447230)
There are already rules against it. Please read the Geneva Convention.

During war there are all kinds of accidents, bad judgment, etc. Friendly fire, for example, is a major cause of death.

Now how about the hundreds of people who have died while we were having this conversation?

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Re:The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what fir... by sndwch on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @09:09AM (#14452163)
I don't understand the point you are trying to make. I'm more than happy to continue this conversation with you but I would have to ask that you present your argument again.
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