Re:A Citizen Is Suing the US for Putting Him on the 'Kill List'
by jacquesm on Thursday July 19, 2018 @10:42AM
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> So the American Civil War wasn't a war, since the south wasn't another country?
No, it was a Civil War. As you already wrote.
> The Chinese civil war wasn't a war?
No.
> The Iruqois Wars weren't wars?
You are really reaching now.
It seems to me that you are trying very hard to hold on to the idea that there is such a thing as a 'war on terrorism' but the whole thing is nonsense, just as much as the 'war on drugs' or any other mis-use of the term.
> But, hey, I could be wrong.
Yes you are.
> It wouldn't be the first time Congress has passed a resolution that ended up being found unconstitutional and it won't be the last.
It's not the constitution of the United States that matters here but international law.
No, it was a Civil War. As you already wrote.
> The Chinese civil war wasn't a war?
No.
> The Iruqois Wars weren't wars?
You are really reaching now.
It seems to me that you are trying very hard to hold on to the idea that there is such a thing as a 'war on terrorism' but the whole thing is nonsense, just as much as the 'war on drugs' or any other mis-use of the term.
> But, hey, I could be wrong.
Yes you are.
> It wouldn't be the first time Congress has passed a resolution that ended up being found unconstitutional and it won't be the last.
It's not the constitution of the United States that matters here but international law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war