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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
In a close-quarters situation, where one side has guns, -both- sides have guns.
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But, as I've been saying, it wasn't a close-quarters situation in the beginning. According to eyewitnesses, the IDF forces (seriously, what are they officially called? IDF commandos? IDF navy? I honestly don't know) opened fire on the vessel from the air before anyone repelled anywhere. The only close quarters when the thing started were the folks on the boat being shot at from above, many of whom were being hit. This, ultimately, is the most important thing to bear in mind in all of this. IDF forces opened fire before repelling onto the flotilla.
BTW, the Turkish government said that the next aid ship to leave port from Turkey would have military escort. That scares the living shit out of me. The whole Israeli blockade could easily take on a few Turkish escort vessels, but, based on my watching the military channel religiously and doing a bit more research lately, it seems Turkey has a much more powerful navy than Israel, meaning Israel would need to deploy its air force. Undoubtedly, this would REQUIRE a NATO response, something not even the Israel-enabling US government could prevent, meaning it's Israel vs. NATO minus the US. And if NATO attacks, you can bet Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PFLP, GIA and any other group that feels wronged by Israel will come out of the woodwork. Then nukes would go off. I'm not cool with any of that.