(November 16, 2015 at 3:30 am)Aractus Wrote:(November 15, 2015 at 1:01 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: One man's war is another man's terror, apparently. I'm certainly not justifying any of them when I point out that classing war as terrorism in order to rescue a weak point is pretty silly.
That's not what I have done. I never said all wars are acts of terrorism. I didn't list the USA's involvement in WWI or WWII as international terrorism now did I?
And yet you perfectly well could have, if you consider the hundreds of thousands of victims of aerial bombardment delivered with the precise objective of destroying civilian morale.
(November 16, 2015 at 3:30 am)Aractus Wrote: I gave you a bunch of examples which are textbook terrorism. That is: violence to achieve political goals.
And yet you say war isn't terrorism?
(November 16, 2015 at 3:30 am)Aractus Wrote: In addition to terrorism the USA is also guilty of war crimes, and other international crimes.
I think so.
(November 16, 2015 at 3:30 am)Aractus Wrote: Australia is guilty of some international crimes as well, particularly the 1951 Refugee Convention.
I think so.
(November 16, 2015 at 3:30 am)Aractus Wrote: But we are not a terrorist State, nor is China, nor is most of Europe.
Nonsense on the last two. Given the historical scope you're comfortable with using, both China and Europe have committed atrocities against millions, be they Jews or Chinese political prisoners.
Australia's not a terrorist state, perhaps. I'd have to look at more detail in order to say.
