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When we think "support the troops", why don't why ever think about the troops on the other side?

Update:

Or why can we evolve from this propaganda and support human life in general. Since I feel like some pro-lifer will go off-topic and accuse liberals of supporting killing, why isn't people in war treated with the same regards as a fetus?

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  • Ranger
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    The answer to this is a NO BRAINER. The soldiers on the other side are trying to kill us. Why would we ever support them unless we have a death wish.

    Source(s): rc
  • 8 years ago

    This is war. In war there is no right or wrong on either side. We see them as bad guys, they see us as bad guys. That's just how the world works. If there was a good side or bad side it would be called defense or suppression, not war. In my own opinion human lives should be valued either way since a human life is a human life. Back in ancient times one side would let the other side come over for a short period of time to let them collect their dead soldiers and the side never attacked each other. All bodies where usually given a proper burial, now a days I have no idea what happened.

  • REJJI
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    The troops on the other side would be considered the enemy. We don't support the enemy, however, if you're looking at it on a personal level, they are just doing what our troops are doing - they are being told to do a job by their government.

  • 8 years ago

    When we support our troops, we don't want them to be killed. The other troops want to kill our troops. See how this works?

    You are probably one of those people who ask why we don't just sit down and talk it out with Al Qaeda.

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  • 8 years ago

    There are no troops on the other side. We're fighting against insurgents and terrorists, people who have no government, follow no rules of war, etc.

  • John
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    If you cared about the troops on the other side you wouldn't be in war. This is so far from abortion it's unbelievable. Do fetuses shoot at you?

  • y
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    supporting the troops on the other side is called treason. If they surrender, then you can feel sorry for them.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I seriously do not care about the troops they sign up for it so they deal with their job its nothing but propaganda

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    cause they are lebaled "terrorist" for fighting an occpuying force on THEIR LAND!

    like if china invaded USA, Americans wouldn't like it...and some would fight back, and guess what the china media would call these Americans fighting an occupying force? TERROIRST!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Because they are not my brothers, they are not my friends...why am I going to pull for someone else to kill my friend...sorry but I am not that much of a coward!

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