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Silly String Goes to War Against IEDs

Posted by samzenpus on from the silly-to-serious dept.

Luban Doyle writes "In an age of multimillion-dollar high-tech weapons systems, sometimes it's the simplest ideas that can save lives. Which is why a New Jersey mother is organizing a drive to send cans of Silly String to Iraq. American troops use the stuff to detect trip wires around bombs, as Marcelle Shriver learned from her son, a soldier in Iraq."

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  1. Re:And in a pinch by OeLeWaPpErKe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now let's hear from you about how to make terrorists follow the geneva conventions, and for example NOT hide in the general population (which would destroy them immediately), not kidnap non-combatants, not kidnap any iraqi, not attack women, not throwing acid in people's faces, ...

    So ... let's have it. Let's just post a notice on the local mosque "american army will face off with the terrorists, please meat us tomorrow on the meadow".

    After all, this is the ONLY way to wage war allowed by the geneva convention. If any party declares not to follow the geneva convention (as both the shia's and the sunni's have done), the other party (that would be america) is no longer bound to protect the opponent's citizens, and can shoot anyone they like for any reason whatsoever.

    So ... let's have it. How do you force the muslim terrorists (islamofascists, ...) to follow the geneva conventions ? That would obviously imply no longer having women wear the burqa, which can be directly verified.

  2. Funny christians by BloodyIron · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Funny how Christians are supporting an organization which justifies killing people (innocent or not). What happened to Thou Shalt not Kill?

    Oh wait... I guess the pope says its alright to kill. (source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades )

    1. Re:Funny christians by geekoid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      When he coems uot and says anyone who kills with be excomunicated, then we will talk. Until then it's just talk.

      Of course, taking the word of someone who thinks they talk to a giant invisible man might be a little risky.

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    2. Re:Funny christians by GigsVT · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      What part of it would one believe? There's a lot of verses that contradict other verses. That's what happens when people have changed something over hundreds of years to serve their own purposes.

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  3. simple ideas... by tonigonenstein · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    "In an age of multimillion-dollar high-tech weapons systems, sometimes it's the simplest ideas that can save lives"
    Refraining from invading an independent country is a very simple idea. It costs nothing and saves lifes. Iraki lives as well but that of course does not matter.
    Her son is a professional killer. She should be ashamed. If he dies in Irak, he deserves it.
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  4. Re:This was on The Daily Show 2 days ago by operagost · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Yes! Let's pull out immediately and leave all those worthless brown people to step on mines and be brutalized by terrorists!
    </left-wing-elitist>

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  5. Re:This was on The Daily Show 2 days ago by szembek · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah that's the solution. Why didn't I think of that? Just pull all of the troops out of Iraq right now. That would be fucking awesome.....or wait, no actually that would be the absolute 100% worst possible solution to a very complex problem. Move along and shut the fuck up.

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  6. Re:This was on The Daily Show 2 days ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yeah, who knew that illegally invading and occupying another country could create so many problems.

    Don't worry, we will get it right in our illegal invasion and occupation of Syria and Iran.

    Third times the charm!

    Maybe we should only invade other countries that are, oh, I don't know, ACTUALLY GOING TO FUCKING ATTACK US.