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Bush isn't killing civilians (a war crime) but the people under his power are.
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Killing civilians is not, in itself, a war crime. If one soldier shoots at another soldier and misses, and kills a civilian, that's an accident--not a war crime. If a soldier kills a civilian who's threatening him, that's self-defense--not a war crime. Conversely, deliberately using civilians as shields for military forces may be a war crime, even if no civilians are killed.
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go and research the 'daisy cutter'
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The assertion that thermobaric weapons are a violation of the geneva conventions (1977 protocol) is tenuous, at best.
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