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wildbilln864

(13,382 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:11 PM Aug 2013

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If we go after Assad & Syria for killing their citizens....

should we also use our military to go after Joseph Kony?

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If we go after Assad & Syria for killing their citizens.... (Original Post) wildbilln864 Aug 2013 OP

if we kill "their" citizens when going after assad, how are we different than assad? nt msongs Aug 2013 #1

Wondered that myself liberal N proud Aug 2013 #4

If the police accidentally kill innocent bystanders while capturing armed robbers, Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #6

makes them worse! IMHOOC. n/t wildbilln864 Aug 2013 #8

we're already participating in the effort to track down Kony nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #2

Obama sent 100 U.S. Special Forces troops to help regional governments eliminate Kony Tx4obama Aug 2013 #3

thanks. n/t wildbilln864 Aug 2013 #5

To my knowledge, Joseph Kony is not a head of state KamaAina Aug 2013 #7

msongs

(67,443 posts)

1. if we kill "their" citizens when going after assad, how are we different than assad? nt

Reply to wildbilln864 (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:14 PM

Aug 2013

liberal N proud

(60,346 posts)

4. Wondered that myself

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:19 PM

Aug 2013

Killing more Syrians because they are killing Syrians, it just sounds insane.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

6. If the police accidentally kill innocent bystanders while capturing armed robbers,

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:20 PM

Aug 2013

does that make the police the same as the armed robbers?

wildbilln864

(13,382 posts)

8. makes them worse! IMHOOC. n/t

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:26 PM

Aug 2013

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. we're already participating in the effort to track down Kony nt

Reply to wildbilln864 (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:14 PM

Aug 2013

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

3. Obama sent 100 U.S. Special Forces troops to help regional governments eliminate Kony

Reply to wildbilln864 (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:16 PM

Aug 2013

DU OP here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/11791278

it's an older OP, I don't know what's happened since then - it was what came up in a search.

Edited to add...

Officials: US to offer $5 million bounty on Kony
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014443176

wildbilln864

(13,382 posts)

5. thanks. n/t

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:19 PM

Aug 2013

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

7. To my knowledge, Joseph Kony is not a head of state

Reply to wildbilln864 (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:24 PM

Aug 2013

false equivalency.

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