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NCIndie

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1. Rhetorical questions with no meaningful answers.

Reply to Chainfire (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2023, 12:08 PM

Nov 2023

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How will Israel know when they have beaten Hamas and secured their nation? [View all] Chainfire Nov 2023 OP

Rhetorical questions with no meaningful answers. NCIndie Nov 2023 #1

Thank you for your thoughtful reply, but I contend that it is a life and death question for the people of Palestine. Chainfire Nov 2023 #5

LOL! You're looking for a fight. Pass NCIndie Nov 2023 #10

It isn't a life or death question for the people of Israel too? FBaggins Nov 2023 #32

de rec this flippant and inaccurate reply Celerity Nov 2023 #13

The emotional level of these discussions has revealed much about those involved NCIndie Nov 2023 #14

We can only know what you tell us. Chainfire Nov 2023 #17

And I told you that the OP posed a series of rhetorical questions. NCIndie Nov 2023 #21

Again you misuse 'rhetorical'. Celerity Nov 2023 #27

Doubling down on your silliness. I will leave you to it. NCIndie Nov 2023 #28

So now you turn to ad hominem. A telling sign of a weak argument. Celerity Nov 2023 #29

What was that thing Maya Angelou said? LuvLoogie Nov 2023 #19

This? NCIndie Nov 2023 #22

they meant this: Celerity Nov 2023 #34

Irrelevant, but a fantastic quote from Angelou NCIndie Nov 2023 #36

I find it very relevant when applied for this thread, and once again you resort to ad hominem, slagging off the board Celerity Nov 2023 #37

I am a native English speaker and thus can analyse your verbiage with no mind-reading needed. Celerity Nov 2023 #26

When every Palestinian in Gaza Bettie Nov 2023 #2

This. This is what they're clearly doing. onecaliberal Nov 2023 #3

+1 leftstreet Nov 2023 #4

I think that's a very reasonable thought. David__77 Nov 2023 #9

If that's the case, then why haven't they already killed a lot more people? BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #11

Did you see what Netanyahu said? Bettie Nov 2023 #16

If Israel does in fact do what you claim, it will certainly be genocide. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #18

Right now, they hope to get hostages back Bettie Nov 2023 #20

You took the words outta my mouth. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2023 #12

Details Schmetails... jcmaine72 Nov 2023 #6

Beats me. Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #7

How many hostages are there? Will we know if they are all released? Chainfire Nov 2023 #8

Has The Twelfth been mentioned? czarjak Nov 2023 #15

Simple answer: When Fatah could take over Gaza from Hamas andym Nov 2023 #23

I think it would be edhopper Nov 2023 #24

When they are up to their knees in blood. milestogo Nov 2023 #25

Contact enid602 Nov 2023 #30

The wording of your question implies more than you realize FBaggins Nov 2023 #31

While generally true, a war can be also won when the enemy are all killed or displaced as well as by surrender. Chainfire Nov 2023 #33

They won't know. roamer65 Nov 2023 #35