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Originally Posted by CU Tiger
This sint a counter argument, its sort of precisely my argument. Your counter point would be that US military officials were restrained when fighting the Vietnamese, but would be ruthless blood thirsty assassins when (theoretically) fighting their own people?
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They would be fighting for their own lives. When governments are overthrown, the leaders typically end up strung up from a bridge, not sent home to open a library.
What do you think the response would be if some armed people tried to take over the government today? I guarantee you they'd be met with lethal force at all cost.