Comments on: THE CIVILIAN PARADOX IN MODERN WAR http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:53:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: The Sundries Shack http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-307854 The Sundries Shack Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:16:33 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-307854 [...] The Civilian Paradox in Modern WarRight Wing Nut House [...] [...] The Civilian Paradox in Modern WarRight Wing Nut House [...]

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-278836 Watcher of Weasels Fri, 04 Aug 2006 06:38:53 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-278836 <strong>The Council Has Spoken!</strong> First off...  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now...  the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are They're Not What You've Been Tol... The Council Has Spoken!

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]]> By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-277630 The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:51:48 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-277630 [...] Right Wing Nut House, “The Civilian Paradox in Modern War” [...] [...] Right Wing Nut House, “The Civilian Paradox in Modern War” [...]

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-277350 Watcher of Weasels Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:20:59 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-277350 <strong>Submitted for Your Approval</strong> First off...  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now...  here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher's Council for this week's vote. Council li... Submitted for Your Approval

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]]> By: Maggie's Farm http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-277043 Maggie's Farm Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:27:07 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-277043 <strong>Tuesday PM Links: Guaranteed to be 12-24 hours behind the news</strong> Wish I owned some of the private equity in YouTube. It's a great site, and a great service, and has already overtaken MySpace. Watch out, eBay. Wonder if Google will try to buy them before the $ gets higher.Slacker males: Not the greatest generation. ... Tuesday PM Links: Guaranteed to be 12-24 hours behind the news

Wish I owned some of the private equity in YouTube. It’s a great site, and a great service, and has already overtaken MySpace. Watch out, eBay. Wonder if Google will try to buy them before the $ gets higher.Slacker males: Not the greatest generation. …

]]> By: Bob Zimmerman http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-276819 Bob Zimmerman Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:36:47 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-276819 I don't think you have a choice but to take out the 10 year old. War sucks but you have to do these things. I watch a show they other day about the fire bombing in Japan during WWII. 100,000 men, women and children in one night. The people of Lebanon have let the terrorist work out of their homes and businesses. They are happy when terrorist blow up Jews on a bus. They are now learning what the Japanese people had to learn. I don’t think you have a choice but to take out the 10 year old. War sucks but you have to do these things.

I watch a show they other day about the fire bombing in Japan during WWII. 100,000 men, women and children in one night. The people of Lebanon have let the terrorist work out of their homes and businesses. They are happy when terrorist blow up Jews on a bus. They are now learning what the Japanese people had to learn.

]]> By: Doug O'Leary http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-276808 Doug O'Leary Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:26:46 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-276808 Hey I'm one of the thousands of lurkers. Very much enjoy your blog and read it regularly. One minor point to your post: >>An unarmed 10 year old boy leaning out a window in Anbar directing fire against American positions in Iraq presents a wrenching moral choice for the officer in command of the action. By his actions, this (hopefully) hypothetical boy has made himself a combatant. If this were an adult in a regular military, he'd be called a forward observer and would be a high priority target. The wrenching part of the decision wouldn't be combatant vs noncombatant, but whether or not the cmdr could live with himself if he ordered the death of the boy or, by his inaction, the death of his troops because he couldn't eliminate a forward observer... Doug Hey

I’m one of the thousands of lurkers. Very much enjoy your blog and read it regularly.

One minor point to your post:

>>An unarmed 10 year old boy leaning out a window in Anbar directing fire against American positions in Iraq presents a wrenching moral choice for the officer in command of the action.

By his actions, this (hopefully) hypothetical boy has made himself a combatant. If this were an adult in a regular military, he’d be called a forward observer and would be a high priority target.

The wrenching part of the decision wouldn’t be combatant vs noncombatant, but whether or not the cmdr could live with himself if he ordered the death of the boy or, by his inaction, the death of his troops because he couldn’t eliminate a forward observer…

Doug

]]> By: Drewsmom http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-276754 Drewsmom Tue, 01 Aug 2006 10:50:09 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-276754 No Steve, I am a real person, have a kid and live in the DEEEEP South and no, I am not a figment of Rick's imagination, I just know good work when I see it. I am addicted to politics and I go to all be best blogs out there, Rick's just happens to be one of the better ones. Have a good day everyone and be observant out there. No Steve, I am a real person, have a kid and live in the DEEEEP South and no, I am not a figment of Rick’s imagination, I just know good work when I see it. I am addicted to politics and I go to all be best blogs out there, Rick’s just happens to be one of the better ones.
Have a good day everyone and be observant out there.

]]> By: crosspatch http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-276570 crosspatch Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:15:01 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-276570 As long as Hezbollah is able to make political hay from civilian deaths, they will have incentive to maximize those deaths. Killing civilians is what Hezbollah does. Their rockets kill civilians in Israel, and their attacks are based from places designed to cause civilian deaths if responded to. Their entire doctrine is based on maximizing civilian deaths. The sad part is that the major media outlets play so easily into Hezbollah's game. As long as Hezbollah is able to make political hay from civilian deaths, they will have incentive to maximize those deaths. Killing civilians is what Hezbollah does. Their rockets kill civilians in Israel, and their attacks are based from places designed to cause civilian deaths if responded to. Their entire doctrine is based on maximizing civilian deaths. The sad part is that the major media outlets play so easily into Hezbollah’s game.

]]> By: AnyMouse http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-276478 AnyMouse Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:05:22 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/07/31/the-civilian-paradox-in-modern-war/#comment-276478 The Israeli bomb in Qaan struck at around midnight. The victims were women and children of two families. Where were the men at midnight? The Israeli bomb in Qaan struck at around midnight. The victims were women and children of two families. Where were the men at midnight?

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