[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by jfman

Which one?



Although not in direct response to this post, to a similar one I replied:



If it’s this one:



I don’t think it’s the answer. I do think it’s a justifiable last resort in some circumstances (no, not 7th October) against military targets or other state apparatus. I agree it’s a vicious circle.

The risk in not protecting civilians is some nefarious actors (Iran, Saudi, take your pick) will very easily bankroll future terrorist attacks with victims out for revenge and it’ll be easy for them to argue it’s both justifiable and necessary to move beyond my caveat above.

There may even be an Iranian niche tech forum where people blame Israelis for voting for Netanyahu, and rationalise targeting their civilian population that way.

One of your better answers in this topic.