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Originally posted by 4thTimeLucky
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2) The use of gunships to assassinate suspected terrorist leaders.
I have only addressed (2) in one line way back.
All the rest has been about (1) and whether we should praise Israel for being "restrained" in not "annihilating" the Palestinians.
So to recap: I am not associating the kiling of terrorist leaders with "some terrible destruction".
I AM associating the bulldozing of settlements, the shooting of small children and the indiscriminate damage that helicopter fired missiles and machine guns causes with "some terrible destruction".
I know there are two sides to this. But to take issue with LD's post I needed to discuss Israeli attrocities.
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Then take issue with # 2( Since this was the only issue presented) and don't insert your own issues to argue with. What has happened over the past fifty years with settlements - legal or illegal is irrelevant and totally immaterial to where this thread started and its intent. A week ago both sides agreed to talk - both sides were willing to make some concessions. Hamas has no interest in any thing other than eradicating Israel. Hamas latest round of terrorism's sole purpose was to derail any chance at peace if these negotiations were to go further. Hamas is a terrorist organization. There is nothing else you can call it. Members of Hamas are terrorists - pure and simple - they are terrorists. Israel is dealing with terrorism. How many of the Palestinians are members of Hamas? Turn it around and ask - How many Palestinians are not members of Hamas or Hamas supporters. Could Israel deal with Hamas? Do they have the ability - I think they do. Can they deal with Hamas on their own - Physically they probably can - Politically they would be beaten to death unless they have the support of others. Is Hamas something the US should include in its War on Terror? Israel took out a Hamas leader with a laser guided missile - The cowardly bastard had his pregnant wife and three year old daughter with him. He had no more regard for them than he did the anonymous passenger on a public bus. The same thing? Hamas says it is the same! They say Israel attacked women and children - that this precision attack on a single car with a known occupant was the same as the indiscriminate bombing of public transportation.
Condemn this act if you will - I don't see how you possibly could but I am amazed on what some of you will support and at the same time condemn.