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A good organization with good people putting their lives on the line in the most Hellish places on Earth.

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There is word getting out that the attack could be a war crime (personally I highly doubt it)...but if it is, I assume the Commander in Chief takes full responsibility on that score?

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ORIGINAL: Orm

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There is word getting out that the attack could be a war crime (personally I highly doubt it)...but if it is, I assume the Commander in Chief takes full responsibility on that score?

You do not fear that would become a precedent?

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ORIGINAL: Orm

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There is word getting out that the attack could be a war crime (personally I highly doubt it)...but if it is, I assume the Commander in Chief takes full responsibility on that score?

You do not fear that would become a precedent?

warspite1

No Orm, the Commander in Chief is the PRESIDENT - not the PRECEDENT....



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There is word getting out that the attack could be a war crime (personally I highly doubt it)...but if it is, I assume the Commander in Chief takes full responsibility on that score?

You do not fear that would become a precedent?

warspite1

No Orm, the Commander in Chief is the PRESIDENT - not the PRECEDENT....



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No, no. We both spelled it wrongly. It is PRESEDENT.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_Of_American_Presedents

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ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

Yea...I wont be donating to Doctors without scruples...very anti-Semitic. Also, several of the US doctors that came home and were in West Africa refused to isolate themselves until it was certain they didn't have ebola...very generous towards ebola infested west Africans, but very selfish in their own home country.

There is word getting out that the attack could be a war crime (personally I highly doubt it)...but if it is, I assume the Commander in Chief takes full responsibility on that score?

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ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

You are all probably aware of the attack on the MSF Hospital in Kundur, Afghanistan by an American AC-130 Hercules Gunship.

Not intending to provoke a debate, but here is the link to donate to Doctor's Without Borders. A good organization with good people putting their lives on the line in the most Hellish places on Earth.

https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/monthly.cfm?source=AZD1500A1D51&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc

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The organization should have admonished those US doctors who came back from their ebola work in west Africa (refused to take precautionary measures to make sure they couldn't transmit anything to anyone else...instead of going bowling, out to eat, taking the subway, taxis, etc...). Very arrogant and gives the organization a black eye.

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Dear Mr. President,

The recent attack on Doctors Without Borders is an International outrage. It deserves a full apology from the White House and not simply “condolences”. Please ensure that those young men and women who lost their lives yesterday did not die in vain and that this never happens again. This is a tragedy of enormous import on all our consciences. As an organization, those same young men and women almost singlehandedly saved us all from Ebola only one year ago and now they are just “collateral casualties” who receive our “condolences”.

Please Mr. President. I implore you to issue a full and humble apology to Doctors Without Borders from the White House as well as take necessary steps to ensure the safety of all human rights workers in the beleaguered regions of the world.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Gary Childress
Democrat
Apopka, Florida

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Wrote a letter to the POTUS a few minutes ago:

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Dear Mr. President,

The recent attack on Doctors Without Borders is an International outrage. It deserves a full apology from the White House and not simply “condolences”. Please ensure that those young men and women who lost their lives yesterday did not die in vain and that this never happens again. This is a tragedy of enormous import on all our consciences. As an organization, those same young men and women almost singlehandedly saved us all from Ebola only one year ago and now they are just “collateral casualties” who receive our “condolences”.

Please Mr. President. I implore you to issue a full and humble apology to Doctors Without Borders from the White House as well as take necessary steps to ensure the safety of all human rights workers in the beleaguered regions of the world.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Gary Childress
Democrat
Apopka, Florida

I suggest others voice their objections as well.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments

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While it is tragic that 12 MSF staffers were killed we should also remember that patients were also the victims of this attack.

It is amazing to me, that amid the horrendous loss of life in the Middle East, that we focus on small bits of tragedy providing us self righteous outrage while enjoy our coffee and ponder the news.

If we need a drowned child to focus our attention on the tragedy of Syria, or dead Aid Workers to understand the brutality of the Afghanistan conflict, then it is a sad comment indeed on the state of human awareness and compassion.

Mind you it does sell the News.

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While it is tragic that 12 MSF staffers were killed we should also remember that patients were also the victims of this attack.

It is amazing to me, that amid the horrendous loss of life in the Middle East, that we focus on small bits of tragedy providing us self righteous outrage while enjoy our coffee and ponder the news.

If we need a drowned child to focus our attention on the tragedy of Syria, or dead Aid Workers to understand the brutality of the Afghanistan conflict, then it is a sad comment indeed on the state of human awareness and compassion.

Mind you it does sell the News.

Not sure if this was aimed at me but first off I've been pretty outraged at the whole ME affair all the way down to the decision to invade Iraq to begin with. I've voiced opposition to much ME policy at various times and places, so NO, this is not a sudden change of heart for me due to a particular loss of life.

"this is a sad comment indeend...self righteous", sounds like maybe you are speaking for yourself, dude.

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ORIGINAL: z1812

While it is tragic that 12 MSF staffers were killed we should also remember that patients were also the victims of this attack.

It is amazing to me, that amid the horrendous loss of life in the Middle East, that we focus on small bits of tragedy providing us self righteous outrage while enjoy our coffee and ponder the news.

If we need a drowned child to focus our attention on the tragedy of Syria, or dead Aid Workers to understand the brutality of the Afghanistan conflict, then it is a sad comment indeed on the state of human awareness and compassion.

Mind you it does sell the News.

Not sure if this was aimed at me but first off I've been pretty outraged at the whole ME affair all the way down to the decision to invade Iraq to begin with. I've voiced opposition to much ME policy at various times and places, so NO, this is not a sudden change of heart for me due to a particular loss of life.

"this is a sad comment indeend...self righteous", sounds like maybe you are speaking for yourself, dude.

My comments were not directed at anyone.........they are simply my point of view.

If there was any personal intended innuendo it would seem not be in my post but in the last sentence of yours.

I apologize, z1812, if I misunderstood. I saw your post directly after mine and wrongly took it as a reply to mine since I was expressing my "outrage" at the events and you seemed to be implying that someone named "we" "focus on small bits of tragedy providing us self righteous outrage while we enjoy our coffee and ponder the news." I hope you understand why I may have mistekenly taken it personally.

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ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

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ORIGINAL: z1812

While it is tragic that 12 MSF staffers were killed we should also remember that patients were also the victims of this attack.

It is amazing to me, that amid the horrendous loss of life in the Middle East, that we focus on small bits of tragedy providing us self righteous outrage while enjoy our coffee and ponder the news.

If we need a drowned child to focus our attention on the tragedy of Syria, or dead Aid Workers to understand the brutality of the Afghanistan conflict, then it is a sad comment indeed on the state of human awareness and compassion.

Mind you it does sell the News.

Not sure if this was aimed at me but first off I've been pretty outraged at the whole ME affair all the way down to the decision to invade Iraq to begin with. I've voiced opposition to much ME policy at various times and places, so NO, this is not a sudden change of heart for me due to a particular loss of life.

"this is a sad comment indeend...self righteous", sounds like maybe you are speaking for yourself, dude.

My comments were not directed at anyone.........they are simply my point of view.

If there was any personal intended innuendo it would seem not be in my post but in the last sentence of yours.

I apologize, z1812, if I misunderstood. I saw your post directly after mine and wrongly took it as a reply to mine since I was expressing my "outrage" at the events and you seemed to be implying that someone named "we" "focus on small bits of tragedy providing us self righteous outrage while we enjoy our coffee and ponder the news." I hope you understand why I may have mistekenly taken it personally.

No Problem. Sometimes in posts it is hard to know who is responding to what. For instance in my original post it says I am responding to rhondabwrn. But actually I was only stating my opinion and responding to no one.

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Mind you what Donald Trump says is true: Ratings is what the media focuses it's attention on (what is the highest). As soon as some other event pops up, this whole story this thread is based on, Will be forgotten.