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From: renner@uiucdcs.UUCP (renner )
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: U.S. Bombings - (nf)
Message-ID: <3888@uiucdcs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-Nov-83 22:30:40 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 16 22:30:40 1983
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uiucdcs!renner    Nov 16 15:58:00 1983

/***** uiucdcs:net.politics / ritcv!jrc /  2:29 am  Nov 16, 1983 */
Come on Mike, give me a break!!!!!  Your claim that Grenada should have been
marking their hospitals since they feared imminent invasion doesn't hold
water.    When is the last time the red cross on the roof of your local
hospital was repainted?  
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This claim is invalid.  The United States does not fear imminent invasion.
If we expected air strikes and naval shelling soon, then we would indeed be
painting red crosses on medical facilities.

More importantly, we would be obligated to refrain using hospitals for
military purposes.  Enemy soldiers in Grenada were doing just this.  Any
building used for hostile purposes is a military target.  Those who use the
building are responsible for any civilian casualties suffered there.

Scott Renner
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