Wednesday, April 21, 2004
The young American Marine is exultant. "It's a sniper's dream," he tells a Los Angeles Times reporter on the outskirts of Fallujah. "You can go anywhere and there so many ways to fire at the enemy without him knowing where you are. Sometimes a guy will go down, and I'll let him scream a bit to destroy the morale of his buddies. Then I'll use a second shot."
Now, if you're a patriot, you might see nothing wrong with the above. The problem is, if you are a sniper then you are firing at targets some distance away. Now, if you are doing that in an urban area, there is no way that you would be able to discriminate against a legitimate target and a civilian. The attitude of the sniper would seem to confirm the accusation made by Jo Wilding, they are shooting anything that moves. Regardless of the motives of the people the Allies in Iraq are fighting, regardless of whether they were fighting 'Satan and all his little wizards', being a sniper in an urban area, whether you wear a US uniform or the clothes of the resistance, makes you an urban terrorist. The Allies (and in this case the reports seem to be mostly Americans) are using terrorism as an instrument of war.
Explain to me again how you are better than the bad guys please.
Now, if you're a patriot, you might see nothing wrong with the above. The problem is, if you are a sniper then you are firing at targets some distance away. Now, if you are doing that in an urban area, there is no way that you would be able to discriminate against a legitimate target and a civilian. The attitude of the sniper would seem to confirm the accusation made by Jo Wilding, they are shooting anything that moves. Regardless of the motives of the people the Allies in Iraq are fighting, regardless of whether they were fighting 'Satan and all his little wizards', being a sniper in an urban area, whether you wear a US uniform or the clothes of the resistance, makes you an urban terrorist. The Allies (and in this case the reports seem to be mostly Americans) are using terrorism as an instrument of war.
Explain to me again how you are better than the bad guys please.
