apache hellfire missles taking out humans (vid)
CHRISTMASTIME IN IRAQ
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31. MAINTAINING PEACE
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are abhorred by those who follow the Tao.
The leader who follows the natural way
does not abide them.
The warrior king leans to his right,
from whence there comes his generals' advice,
but the peaceful king looks to his left,
where sits his counsellor of peace.
When he looks to his left, it is a time of peace,
and when to the right, a time for sorrow.
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are not favoured by the wise,
who use them only when there is no choice,
for peace and stillness are dear to their hearts,
and victory causes them no rejoicing.
To rejoice in victory is to delight in killing;
to delight in killing is to have no self-being.
The conduct of war is that of a funeral;
when people are killed, it is a time of mourning.
This is why even victorious battle
should be observed without rejoicing.
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are abhorred by those who follow the Tao.
The leader who follows the natural way
does not abide them.
The warrior king leans to his right,
from whence there comes his generals' advice,
but the peaceful king looks to his left,
where sits his counsellor of peace.
When he looks to his left, it is a time of peace,
and when to the right, a time for sorrow.
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are not favoured by the wise,
who use them only when there is no choice,
for peace and stillness are dear to their hearts,
and victory causes them no rejoicing.
To rejoice in victory is to delight in killing;
to delight in killing is to have no self-being.
The conduct of war is that of a funeral;
when people are killed, it is a time of mourning.
This is why even victorious battle
should be observed without rejoicing.
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Originally posted by Epoch
31. MAINTAINING PEACE
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are abhorred by those who follow the Tao.
The leader who follows the natural way
does not abide them.
The warrior king leans to his right,
from whence there comes his generals' advice,
but the peaceful king looks to his left,
where sits his counsellor of peace.
When he looks to his left, it is a time of peace,
and when to the right, a time for sorrow.
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are not favoured by the wise,
who use them only when there is no choice,
for peace and stillness are dear to their hearts,
and victory causes them no rejoicing.
To rejoice in victory is to delight in killing;
to delight in killing is to have no self-being.
The conduct of war is that of a funeral;
when people are killed, it is a time of mourning.
This is why even victorious battle
should be observed without rejoicing.
31. MAINTAINING PEACE
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are abhorred by those who follow the Tao.
The leader who follows the natural way
does not abide them.
The warrior king leans to his right,
from whence there comes his generals' advice,
but the peaceful king looks to his left,
where sits his counsellor of peace.
When he looks to his left, it is a time of peace,
and when to the right, a time for sorrow.
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are not favoured by the wise,
who use them only when there is no choice,
for peace and stillness are dear to their hearts,
and victory causes them no rejoicing.
To rejoice in victory is to delight in killing;
to delight in killing is to have no self-being.
The conduct of war is that of a funeral;
when people are killed, it is a time of mourning.
This is why even victorious battle
should be observed without rejoicing.
CHRISTMASTIME IN IRAQ
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Originally posted by More&Faster
well thats your opinion
well thats your opinion
So, I must ask, are you saying this is inaccurate? I mean, honestly, if you think that there is a flaw from that poem, I'm curious to hear what your point of view is?
I talk Before I think
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From: eugene. OR
Originally posted by EriksShadow
You can cheer that your friend is alive.. but killing someone is nothing to be happy about. After all... we are what they are to us. The enemy.
You can cheer that your friend is alive.. but killing someone is nothing to be happy about. After all... we are what they are to us. The enemy.
killing someone MIGHT not be anything to be happy about in some situations. i for one would love to kill certain people.
un-Touch'd krew
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From: My own level of hell
I've seen the second one and think its pretty funny.
The first one is an amzing example of weaponry but its sad the stance some of you are taking about it by cheering it on or laughing at it.
Taking a human life really isn't something I find to be a laughing matter and I am sure if the roles were reversed and that was an Iraqi helicopter shooting US soldiers there would be a completely different tone in this thread.
The first one is an amzing example of weaponry but its sad the stance some of you are taking about it by cheering it on or laughing at it.
Taking a human life really isn't something I find to be a laughing matter and I am sure if the roles were reversed and that was an Iraqi helicopter shooting US soldiers there would be a completely different tone in this thread.
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CHRISTMASTIME IN IRAQ
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From: Bay Area
Originally posted by EriksShadow
What bothers me... is the calmness in the soilder's voice... it's chillingly unatural.
How can you be so .... unphased by that? :ugh:
What bothers me... is the calmness in the soilder's voice... it's chillingly unatural.
How can you be so .... unphased by that? :ugh: