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onecaliberal

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16. It would be preferable not to kill children who

Reply to EllieBC (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 07:47 PM

Nov 2023

Were unfortunate enough to be born there.

Edit to add: in light of what we see you have that backwards. Israel wants to wipe ALL Palestinians off the map.

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Belgium's prime minister Alexander De Croo has said that "what is happening in Gaza today is no longer proportionate". [View all] Donkees Nov 2023 OP

Proportionate response doesn't accomplish anything madville Nov 2023 #1

Ah yes, the Conan The Barbarian ethos. bluesbassman Nov 2023 #2

Correct, that's why wars are no longer won madville Nov 2023 #4

So the only way to "win" this war is to "sweep Gaza clear of any Hamas". Sounds like scorched earth to me. bluesbassman Nov 2023 #6

There is another solution, albeit unlikely madville Nov 2023 #9

Well that certainly would be the logical approach. bluesbassman Nov 2023 #11

The problem with the Palestinians and choice, yagotme Nov 2023 #17

more like Shaka Zulu lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #10

Suburban Shaka ... Donkees Nov 2023 #13

That's pretty much it. Captain Stern Nov 2023 #3

They could have just grabbed even more land and killed all the palestinians, oh wait.... onecaliberal Nov 2023 #5

Oh, wait ....for what? Captain Stern Nov 2023 #7

Duh! malaise Nov 2023 #8

Hiroshima and Nagasaki wasn't "proportional" either... but it certainly got their attention. Oopsie Daisy Nov 2023 #12

Would it be preferred EllieBC Nov 2023 #14

It would be preferable not to kill children who onecaliberal Nov 2023 #16

Yes it would. It's even worse when children are intentionally killed. yagotme Nov 2023 #18

I wonder if he would be saying that if his baby had been kidnapped totodeinhere Nov 2023 #15