Originally Posted by The Waylander

When they engage coalition forces from civilian areas or dressed as civilians - not representing a state and bound by the laws and customs that the state - then they are indeed terrorists, aren't they? Who can be held responsible for their actions? It is their strength, is it not? Very few stand-up fights taking place when we do engage these fuckers.

Words have specific meanings, and being ignorant of the meaning or wishing it had a different one doesn't make one less wrong. People who want to equate terrorists with soldiers are misguided.