Do Japanese want to kill Americans because we nuked them in WW2? Or how about the Germans wanting to kill Americans because of what US Bombers did to German cities during WW2? Germany and Japan are strong allies of the US now.
Let's suppose Israel does eliminate Hamas. Do you think the next generation is going to forget what happened? There will be Hamas 2.0. As it turns out, when you kill a lot of people, it makes their friends want to kill you in return. It's not like we learned this over the course of 20 years occupying Afghanistan and Iraq
Shockingly, when the two parties can come to the table after the fact and have an adult conversation not backed by murderous fervor fueled by bedtime stories... You can actually move past the old hatreds.Do Japanese want to kill Americans because we nuked them in WW2? Or how about the Germans wanting to kill Americans because of what US Bombers did to German cities during WW2? Germany and Japan are strong allies of the US now.
BOTH sides will have to be willing to give something major up for there to be any hope of lasting change in the region. Don’t see the current leaders on either side as having the will to do that. The crazies on both sides are what fuels this never ending shit show and they need each other to maintain power.Do Japanese want to kill Americans because we nuked them in WW2? Or how about the Germans wanting to kill Americans because of what US Bombers did to German cities during WW2? Germany and Japan are strong allies of the US now.
Well, if this keeps up - Gaza will look like Aleppo in 2-3 months. The using precision weapons in such a densely populated region causes quite a bit of collateral damage. The IDF is very hesitant at engaging in door to door combat thus far. This will be particularly dangerous to their reservists until they learn the hard way how to stay alive.
I think even if any president balked at supporting Israel, there would be so much domestic political fallout for that, that he'd be dead in the water. There is a lot of blind support for Israel, especially when it comes to conservative Christianity IMOWell, if this keeps up - Gaza will look like Aleppo in 2-3 months. The using precision weapons in such a densely populated region causes quite a bit of collateral damage. The IDF is very hesitant at engaging in door to door combat thus far. This will be particularly dangerous to their reservists until they learn the hard way how to stay alive.
The international outcry, and behind the scenes push back by the US, will likely be falling on deaf ears. One merely needs to look at Syria with what Bashir al-Assad and the Russians did to a civilian population in an effort to wipe out a relatively small number of insurgents. The Biden admin probably only has the power to slow their roll. They pretty much went all in on supporting the Israel war on HAMAS. Placating the Arab nations around us just doesn't earn us much good will. He made a choice that would be extremely difficult to back out of. Israel would pretty much need to start fire bombing Gaza or lob some tactical nukes in Gaza to get the US to drop Israel like a hot rock and walk away.
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Like magic, more Hamas atrocity stories after another massacre of civilians by the IDF
I think even if any president balked at supporting Israel, there would be so much domestic political fallout for that, that he'd be dead in the water. There is a lot of blind support for Israel, especially when it comes to conservative Christianity IMO
Hamas massacred 1,300+ people.^ Relying on Israelis for info (IDF or medics working for the state) will always be questionable. Like the 40 beheaded babies story. Israel has tremendous motive for the spreading of such stories to justify their current actions in Gaza. How convenient for them to present this story now and not having reported it weeks ago in the early days of the Hamas attack.
The United States did not conquer to claim and posses Afghanistan or Iraq. The comparison is horrendously misplaced.Let's suppose Israel does eliminate Hamas. Do you think the next generation is going to forget what happened? There will be Hamas 2.0. As it turns out, when you kill a lot of people, it makes their friends want to kill you in return. It's not like we learned this over the course of 20 years occupying Afghanistan and Iraq
If you live in my house for 20 years, it starts to feel like your house even if you're technically a renter. No, we didn't intend to conquer those countries and annex them into the US. But we absolutely bore the fruit of our occupation. Children who grew into adults who fought against us because we were on their land, blowing up their buildings, and killing the neighbors, friends, or relatives.The United States did not conquer to claim and posses Afghanistan or Iraq. The comparison is horrendously misplaced.
Gaza must forever more be placed under Israeli military and security control. Hamas ended dual existence in a blood bath, coexistence and integration is the only path forward that will not lead to more blood baths down the road. No arms, no weapons. A complete shutdown of terrorist operation and functionality. Both militarily and socially.
Israel must fully commit to Gaza now, or there will continue to be unending violence as you say.
And you swallowed the 40 beheaded babies story with no skepticism at all. Your gullibility has been showing.Hamas massacred 1,300+ people.
And you expect each and every individual account of that atrocity to be on your screen the next day, or even the next week?
Your propaganda is showing.
That's probably a fair point. Honestly, I don't really understand the surprising amount of support in the US for Israel. It's an area I haven't really looked into.I think even if any president balked at supporting Israel, there would be so much domestic political fallout for that, that he'd be dead in the water.
This is true, especially from Evangelicals. Catholics pray for the second coming of the Lord, because He returns in full glory and creates a new heaven and earth for the saved - but we're in no rush. The Evangelicals want to force the realization of that day using political means via Israel - like God can be forced into doing anything.There is a lot of blind support for Israel, especially when it comes to conservative Christianity IMO
Pretty amazing that Hamas was able to have these names and numbers documented so quickly after the attacks...To be able to sift through all destroyed buildings and positively count and then identify each of the victims is truly a spectacular effort. It was almost as if the lists had been prepared ahead of time...Some horrendous statistics from Al Jazeera
Know their names: Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
A Palestinian child in Gaza is killed in an Israeli attack every 10 minutes.www.aljazeera.com
Women, children and the elderly make up 73 percent of those killed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza.
Among the victims are:
- 133 babies below the age of one
- 482 toddlers (1-3 years old)
- 344 preschoolers (4-5 years old)
- 1,042 primary school children (6-12 years old)
- 664 high school children (13-17 years old)
- 966 young adults (18-25 years old)
- 2,506 adults (26-55 years old)
- 521 Naksa survivors (56-74 years old)
- 89 Nakba survivors (75+ years old)
The oldest victim so far was 93-year-old Mahdiya Abdullah Abdul Wahab Halawa.
Whether that particular detail was true or not, it changes nothing regarding the massacre.Lots of the victims of Oct 7
And you swallowed the 40 beheaded babies story with no skepticism at all. Your gullibility has been showing.
Can’t say I’d be a big fan of Freudian slips speaking a non-native tongue. You have to juggle two concepts, are and are not and put it together with victim and aggressor. Doubt he would have made that mistake in Hebrew.
Conscious got these mouth pieces?
Yes agreed, just as what is translated word for word sometimes loses a lot of meaning/nuanceCan’t say I’d be a big fan of Freudian slips speaking a non-native tongue. You have to juggle two concepts, are and are not and put it together with victim and aggressor. Doubt he would have made that mistake in Hebrew.