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Originally posted by Flat
[B] Not that I'm about to say anything original or make a sensational first post but here it goes anyway :
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Am I sorry that he's dead ? Not really although I do feel sorry for the usual "collateral damage" that was necessary in order to kill an overaged paraplegic (I mean, WTF, missiles ?).
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He did narrowly escape another attack last summer. He's pretty quick on those wheels!
He actually was arrested years ago but Israel was forced to release him as part of PLO negotiations. Of course, he din't abide by the release agreement and still acted as the Hamas leader. Of course, Arafat watched and smiled.
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However, it's obvious that Israel can no longer claim they're striving for peace in the middle east.
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You do realize that Hamas is not a moderate group... They are dedicated to the destruction of Israel, and replacing it with an Islamic state. They are not looking for a Palestinian state living side by side in peace with Israel.
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Allow me to disagree. The man wasn't a leader in the sense that he planned out and made the strategic/tactical decisions. He was just a symbol, the person who personified the struggle against Israel. With this assasination, that symbol has been immortalized rather than removed. Thus, no long term benefits. IMHO.
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It's not true. He was more than symbolic. He was the mastermind who founded Hamas and was no dummy. Even as a quadroplegic he was stressed religious duty to carry out attacks and even recently claimed that Islam allows for females to be suicide bombers which is why Hamas began recruiting them.
Anyone else notice that successful bombings have become rarer and rarer? More and more bombers are getting stopped. You knock out enough of their leaders and they are bound to be weaker for it, regardless of what they about revenge.