Re: Once again...this time Times Square

On Tue, 04 May 2010 09:43:12 -0500, Mickey wrote:

François Yves Le Gal <flegal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 4 May 2010 03:51:39 -0700 (PDT), CigarBaron <garbaron67j@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Yes, I know
that many times targets of any war might be mistakenly innocent
citizens.

Was the annihilation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki done by mistake? Was the
destruction of civilian shelters in Iraq done by mistake? Etc.

Both cities were legitimate military targets.

Depends how you define legitimate military targets. Put the
right way, a retirement home whose inmates donate money to
the War Veterans Benevolent Fund or mothers who write upbeat
letters to their sons fighting at the front can be defined
as legitimate targets.
.

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