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I'm going to object to the use of the word "terrorism" to describe the Israeli military's actions. You can see why in my earlier posts. What the Israelis are doing may be horrible, it may even be criminal, but the soldiers doing the actual attacking are doing so under strict orders from the highest escelons of a legitimate government recognized by the majority of the world. If the roles were reversed and the Syrians were attacking the exact same targets with artillery and airpower, we would not refer to the Syrians as "terrorists". Similarly, we don't refer to the Russians as "terrorists" when they raze half of Chechnya (or the Soviets when they flat out deported 85% of the Chechens to Matylka in 1946-47).
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin
"There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush
"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo
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