Thread: Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran … War
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Old 19-08-2025, 12:28   #1775
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Re: Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran … War
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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
I am fine with frying the wasp nest, but this is bombing the neighbourhood where the wasp nest is located and everybody in it. I appreciate that there is collateral damage in war, especially when you have terrorists like Hamas who embed themselves in a civilian population, but this is now indiscriminate. Levelling entire population centres and limiting aid.



I don't think it does. I expect higher standards from the police than from criminals, I expect higher standards of Western-aligned governments than I do of terrorist groups.

I used to defend Israel by saying that if Hamas had all the power, they would destroy Israel, whereas if Israel had all the power, they would just want to live in peace. I feel pretty stupid about that now.
The problem is, Damien, that if Hamas is not eliminated, this will never end. What would be your solution? Hamas is committed to destroying Israel and nothing is going to change that mindset.

The civilian casualty rate is higher than it needs to be because Hamas is using civilians as human shields, so you can blame Hamas for that!
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