If the Taliban are terrorists, then the United States are as well

I. Code BoundThis was the argument I was expecting the opposition to make. The US is bound by a code to respect citizens lifes, yet, this begs the question, why do civilians keep dying under the US military? This is the real question we need to ask ourselves. Just because someone says they wont do something, doesn't mean you should take them for their word? At least one citizen gets killed by a US bomb, weapon, attack, or operation a day. So obviously the military code of conduct exists, doesn't mean it's being followed, or being enforced to its fullest extent.Think of it this way. If Bobby says he's religious and against murder, yet goes out every sunday and kills baptists, does that mean he's not a murderer? The fact is, that the US millitary and US department of state, are funding and ordering operations that they know, or are either deliberately ignoring, that will kill civilians. This is a fact, and one my opponent has been unable to refute. Let's look at Israel for example. The US funds 10's of billions for guns and training to the US military. Most of this then goes into missle operators or missiles themselves. These are launched monthly across the borders at the PLA, Hamas, or Hezbollah. Everytime Israel has launched a missile, a morally grey target has died. This is, essentially, a proven contention on how the US, under the same guise as the Taliban, are terrorists.Someone who says something, but does another, is a hypocrite.II. Taliban Contentions I want to bring up a couple of contentions regarding the Taliban (Afghan), who I will remind the audience, are not designated terrorists by the US state department. The Taliban, function a lot like the US. They have an embassy, a army, a political branch, and even a prime minister. The only difference between the Taliban and the US, is that the US is a nation, and the Taliban aren't. Saint Augustine, who I believe I already brought up, explained this theory in detail.His theory, was that the strongest determines who's right and wrong. Which is why we have several quotes on the matter...."A tiger and a cat both eat fish"" If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is a duck""All men were born of the same flesh"Essentially, Augustine argued the same thing. He stated, that there are pirates and emperors. Pirates, steal from small villages or towns. Emperors, steal entire lands. Yet one is labelled as a deragatory "pirate" and the other is labelled as a exemplary "emperor". Which led Augustine to explain his theories on false equations in matters of societal terminology. Augustine's theory holds 100% true to modern terrorist designations. Both the US (as well as every other nation on earth) and the Taliban fit the description for terrorists, yet the US, the stronger of the two, picks which one will be styled a "emperor", and which one will be styled a "pirate". Which is funny, because there is really no denying this truism.III. New Technology I am glad my opponent brought this up. I was expecting him to do this. The US, is actively working to reduce its collateral damage in war. Therefore, we can't call ourselves terrorists, can we? The problem is, the Taliban are also trying to reduce their collateral damage. The Taliban (afghan) haven't funded one terrorist attack on foreign soil since Obama's relection. Additionally, they have opened up a embassy in Qatar and trained diplomats to talk with other nations. So both the United States and the Taliban are working to reduce collateral damage. Which are my two contentions for this argument.http://www.bbc.com...[P1] The US are trying to reduce collateral damage[P2] The Taliban are trying to reduce collateral damage[C1] Both the US and Taliban are equal in the matter of not wanting to cause collateral damage [P1] The Taliban are not deliberately trying to kill civilians, yet are labelled terrorists[P2] The US are not deliberately trying to kill civilians, and are not labelled terrorists[C2] Either the US are terrorists or the Taliban aren't That's the whole reason I made this debate. To prove how "silly" we use the word "terrorist", because by the definition my opponent gave me, every single nation on earth should either be labelled as terrorists, or labelled as hypocrites.Thanks for the debate! Vote for the Chosen one! http://www.youtube.com...