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lancelongstiff t1_ja9nr2o wrote

Reply to comment by SkiingAway in Anti-war partisans in Belarus claim to have damaged Russian plane | Belarus by Caratteraccio

If Iraqis had been destroying coalition hardware that was being stored in another country - one belonging to our allies - I think we would have called them terrorists.

When we take it upon ourselves to decide who it's right and proper to murder, it becomes a very murky, grey area.

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SkiingAway t1_ja9t58t wrote

I'm skeptical. I mean, some politician certainly would have, but there's politicians who call everyone they don't like a terrorist.

Destroying military equipment is pretty squarely within the realm of normal/not against international norms as far as actions for forces to take in a conflict.

If you're a country attacks are directly being launched from, it's hard to claim you're out of bounds as a valid target for where those actions take place.

> When we take it upon ourselves to decide who it's right and proper to murder, it becomes a very murky, grey area.

....ok? I don't really understand how this sentence has anything to do with the event or topic. I don't think anyone even died here.

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