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Old 06-19-2008, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Comrade Joe View Post
Why ? They are the soldiers of tomorrow ?

What is it that makes them not legitimate targets.

*note i actually agree with you, i am merely trying to broaden philosophical thinking and find on what foundations your stance rests upon.
They are not nessicarily soldiers of tomorrow, there are a lot of possibilities and unknowns, the government can change, they could leave the country. If you're fighting with them, I'd assume that means you're at war with them, so hopefully the war won't last so long that multiple generations fight. The point is, that there are so many uncertainties, that even though they have that policy, you don't know if that child will actually fight, no more than you can tell if that child would sign up for a volunteer military.
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