@sapinker So...we're precluded from severely damaging their organization, because we may alienate those that already hate us. Makes sense.
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@sapinker Casualty-dread is the affliction of the better angels.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker it remains unclear to me why US cannot take out the electrical grid & communications incl internet in RaqqaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker casualty dread ... the US ... you Must be a man of immense humor ;)))Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Hm, so 'dread' = 'neurotic'/unjustified? "...threshold for collateral damage increases with the value of the target..." -
@sapinker Trumanesque. 'Target Valuation' process not subjected to moral/ethical/jurisprudential constraints:https://twitter.com/siderealization/status/676430893557379072 …
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@sapinker In July '44 (D-Day was in June) the Allies bombed Caen France resulting in 2000 French deaths; it was not a mistake.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker BTW, one has to wonder how many lives has it cost to fail to treat the defeat of IS with urgency?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Dropping warning leaflets for the oil-truck drivers was absurd. Those helping IS (even forced) are part of the IS war effort.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker But it's fear of jihadi recruitment, more than moral concerns, that drive this at Pentagon. Still, better than 2003-07 IraqThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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