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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 23 Nov 2017

    Minimizing & compensating civilian war casualties is a key component of the decline of violence - US should not slack off but redouble commitment.https://nyti.ms/2jSlJ0F 

    7:26 AM - 23 Nov 2017
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      1. Allen Pogue‏ @AllenPogue 23 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is so illogical. The continuous cycle of war is perpetuated by the military industrial complex that profits from it. It's almost as if the author was receiving campaign donations from them . . . oh, wait.

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      1. Apollo Neptune‏ @ApolloNeptune 23 Nov 2017
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        We don't owe them anything.

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      1.  🎃 💀DoubleSpooky 👻 👽‏ @DoubleThinker84 23 Nov 2017
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        I've got a better idea. How about the US stop fighting wars for Israel?

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      2. Ron‏ @ronbo101772 23 Nov 2017
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        Great piece. In America, brown lives do not seem to matter as much as ours. The consequences of this are tragic for those caught in the crossfire.

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      1. JohnDoe‏ @Devout_Buddhist 23 Nov 2017
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        Not disagreeing with thesis btw, just reminding us to a) to keep our expectations realistic and b) to know war entails before getting sucked into it.

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      1. JohnDoe‏ @Devout_Buddhist 23 Nov 2017
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        Even the best efforts to distinguish combatants from non-combatants will always be imperfect. In some cases, combatants intentionally pretend to be non-combatants, further complicating matters.

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      1. Imam Poo-bah Moo-lah Mufti‏ @Zacheus_Zirt 23 Nov 2017
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        Another tactic in the great White-To-Non-White wealth transfer strategy promoted by (((those people)))

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      1. Decades‏ @DecadesOfPlague 23 Nov 2017
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        Can minimizing civilian casualties and spreading freedom and democratic values to the rest of the world be compatible? What a radical thought, lol

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