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According to the US military:

"We don't target any civilians with any of our weapons. And to suggest that U.S. forces were targeting civilians with these weapons would simply be wrong."
A few responses:

1. Of course, up until yesterday the Bush administration said they didn't use white phosphorus at all as a weapon, but then they got caught, and now admit it.

2. Define "targeting." I doubt anyone thinks the US military "targets" innocent women and children to be burned alive just for the heck of it. But has the US' use of this weapon ever killed any innocent civilians in Iraq? That's the question I'd like an answer to, rather than this Clintonian "we never 'targeted' civilians" crap.


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