Florida teen skips school, sneaks to Iraq

[DB_Hunter]

Originally posted by: milfhunter

Originally posted by: DB_Hunter
There is always a certain understanding that soldiers in a war zone would be killed...

Wow, go ahead and degrade the sacrifice of every soldier's life then.

"Oh, 1,000+ American freedom fighters have died? So what? It was, well, in a certain understanding, to be expected. Sucks to be them. Let's just go out and recruit some more."

Don't be patronising and assume that everyone thinks that American soldiers are freedom fighters being sacrificed for a just cause.

"But wait, a high school civilian has died? Oh, hell to the fuck no! That does it. That's crossing the line! That's fucking stupid!

That's the way emotions are for some people.

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Originally posted by: DB_Hunter
'someone's terrorist being another man's freedom fighter'

What the fuck is your point? Thanks, you have just given EpyonNext the pleasure of a hard on because he can now reference Einstein's theory of relativity, too. Good job.

My point there is not everyone is on one side.

[Carnage]

Its so funny how milfhunter is telling other people that theyre making the most useless posts when hes making posts on just bashing them. Go ahead, bash me for this post..........retard.....

***Contribution to the thread***

Theres a difference when a soldier dies and a civilian dies. A soilder is fighting, so he can expect to be injured or lose his life. But that doesnt make his cause less honorable. But when a civilian dies, the civilian is usually innocent ( Though in this case, it would be Hassan's fault if he died). The definition of a civilian is a non combatant, someone who doesnt fight, someone who shouldnt die. So yes, there is a difference between when a soilder dies and a civilian dies. The soldier chooses willingly to fight knowing the consequences. A civilian however does not wish to fight and does not want to risk imjury or death.

[The Heretic Azazel]

I love reading about "honorable" deaths in the army when the news commonly puts new photos on the air of people who didn't even make it to 20.

It's such a fucking waste.

[Assassin]

the best part about this article is that this kid is all into immersion journalism, but doesn't think to do some research and try to blend it, or learn some basics of the language. What a shitty journalist he would make.

+5 for enthusiasm, -42 for common sense.

on a totally unrelated note,

I wish that I could send all of you to the terrorists in Iraq to get beheaded as an agreement of a peace treaty.

HOLY BIASED GENERALIZATIONS BATMAN!!

[badass]

The argument concerning the fact that he could've died is stupid. He was willing to risk his life to be able to write about Iraq after getting a deeper and more personal understanding of the situation there. It doesn't matter what could've happened, it didn't. All the (should've, would've, could've, etc.) bullshit is unimportant. After all is said and done, he accomplished his goal.

[Kraco]

Originally posted by: badass
The argument concerning the fact that he could've died is stupid. He was willing to risk his life to be able to write about Iraq after getting a deeper and more personal understanding of the situation there. It doesn't matter what could've happened, it didn't. All the (should've, would've, could've, etc.) bullshit is unimportant. After all is said and done, he accomplished his goal.

The 'should've, would've, could've' are relevant in general sense. It's obvious this kid didn't die, but if you take 100 kids and send them to a similar trip, many of them would be statistically likely to come back feet first in aluminum coffins. Would that be an acceptable price for a school paper?

Though it has to be remembered that throughout the history there have been individuals who have been joyously ready to risk their lives for endeavours that, back then, seemed utterly stupid for the general audience. Without these men (and women), we wouldn't have many great technological inventions or many parts of the world would have remained uncharted for far longer times. But not all of these adventures were intelligent or succesful, of course. So, these people are needed, but the continuation of our species requires they are the minority.

[badass]

Originally posted by: Kraco
The 'should've, would've, could've' are relevant in general sense. It's obvious this kid didn't die, but if you take 100 kids and send them to a similar trip, many of them would be statistically likely to come back feet first in aluminum coffins. Would that be an acceptable price for a school paper?

100 kids didn't go on the trip, just Hassan did. That's what should be the point of the discussion. Like I said, I don't care about what would've or could've happened, I care about what did happen.

[milfhunter]

Originally posted by: God#2
bash me for this post..........retard.....

Ok, then. You can suck my dick, faggot.

Contribution to thread:

Originally posted by: Assassin
the best part about this article is that this kid is all into immersion journalism, but doesn't think to do some research and try to blend it, or learn some basics of the language. What a shitty journalist he would make.

The whole point of immersive journalism is that the immersion is part of the research, and I'm pretty sure that he would've learned the basics of the language due to the situations he encountered such as conversing with Muslim men over politics. They probably taught him a disproportionate amount of profanity, and I'm pretty sure he can perfectly say "kill the Jews" now.

Originally posted by: Assassin
HOLY BIASED GENERALIZATIONS BATMAN!!

You'll be the first one I send to get beheaded. Where's the generalization now?