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Roughly 20 civilians were killed for every American soldier. Make peace with the fact that your buddy was a bad guy.
Jesus Christ have some fucking empathy. It's not like his buddy just went and shot ~20 civilians. Actual psychopathic reply.
Oh please, show some empathy. Here's a guy mourning the death oft a loved one and this is the first thing you can think off ? Talking about world politics ?
We all know Iraq was a fucked up war ! We all know Bush junior blatantly violated international law ! We all know american soldiers committed unspeakable crimes against iraqi civillains !
But don't say that to somebody who just opens up about their grief. That's just being an asshole, even if you're supposedly correct. Show some decency.
You can be an empathetic and understanding human being without compromising on your political ideals.
Pissing off your fellow citizen, leads nowhere but to further resentment.
Remember that about half the internet is edgy teenagers
I won't, I won't. I won't stand for it. This post is ridiculous.
When Americans do it it's "politics".
When they do it it's "terrorism".
“My murder buddy deserves children, too” 😔