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I'm sorry, but I simply fail to see how the 'policy logic' of the bush administration to support our ally is stupid when the enemies our ally have sworn to kill every Israeli.
The saber rattling on both sides is pathetic, but at least Israel has the ability to back up their rhetoric.
If Hamas were willing to simply agree to stop shooting rockets Israel would back off. The onus is not on Israel because every time they have backed off Hamas has capitalized on the situation (albeit in an incompetent sort of way) and lobbed a shit ton of rockets intended to kill Israeli civilians.
That Hamas continues to fire rockets, and the fact that those living in Gaza are allowing them to continue to do so speaks volumes. They obviously still have the ability and the will to fight, until at least one of those is removed, Israel should continue to push forward.
And Israel is, IMHO entirely in the right by keeping their border closed. Every time they open it suicide bombers start blowing up schools, etc. After a while even the most dense of individuals can see the correlation. Hamas is asking for open borders and at the same time swearing to kill Israelis by any means possible.
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