President Trump announces military strikes on Iran: Operation Epic Fury

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Oldbear83
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Yeeeaaahhh that's a lie too.


You certainly keep throwing out loads of crap.


That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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EatMoreSalmon said:

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I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.
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Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.


They'd run out of fuel and interceptors in a week.
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ATL Bear said:

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Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it. We could have left Iran decimated two+ months ago with no other action or negotiation required and let them sort it out. Crazy idea I know, but we're being extorted for a bad deal that has us no closer on anything we had prior to taking action, and now are indelibly intertwined with the Hezbollah/Israel situation.


If Trump said we are washing our hands of Israel and they are on their own, they'd be completely screwed...

The idea we are holding Israel back from single handedly crushing the entire middle east is laughably stupid.

While we get angry about the brutality of the idea of flattening Southern Lebanon, if missiles were coming out of Juarez or Tijuana and hitting El Paso or San Diego, what do you think we'd do to those populated areas?

It would largely depend on whether we were precisely targeting a terrorist threat or depopulating the areas in advance of long-term occupation.

Why do you ask?
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The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

The_barBEARian said:

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Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it. We could have left Iran decimated two+ months ago with no other action or negotiation required and let them sort it out. Crazy idea I know, but we're being extorted for a bad deal that has us no closer on anything we had prior to taking action, and now are indelibly intertwined with the Hezbollah/Israel situation.


If Trump said we are washing our hands of Israel and they are on their own, they'd be completely screwed...

The idea we are holding Israel back from single handedly crushing the entire middle east is laughably stupid.

We're single handedly holding them back from doing the things you whine and cry about them doing. You don't care about Muslims, you just hate the Jews more.

While we get angry about the brutality of the idea of flattening Southern Lebanon, if missiles were coming out of Juarez or Tijuana and hitting El Paso or San Diego, what do you think we'd do to those populated areas?


We arent holding them back... we are holding everyone else back.

Israel would get jumped by so many surrounding nations if they no longer had US military support or bribes being sent as US foreign aid that it would make Julius Caesar's final moments look like a tickle fight.
They've tried that before and it didn't work out so well.
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Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.
Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?
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Sam Lowry said:

ATL Bear said:

The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

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Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it. We could have left Iran decimated two+ months ago with no other action or negotiation required and let them sort it out. Crazy idea I know, but we're being extorted for a bad deal that has us no closer on anything we had prior to taking action, and now are indelibly intertwined with the Hezbollah/Israel situation.


If Trump said we are washing our hands of Israel and they are on their own, they'd be completely screwed...

The idea we are holding Israel back from single handedly crushing the entire middle east is laughably stupid.

While we get angry about the brutality of the idea of flattening Southern Lebanon, if missiles were coming out of Juarez or Tijuana and hitting El Paso or San Diego, what do you think we'd do to those populated areas?

It would largely depend on whether we were precisely targeting a terrorist threat or depopulating the areas in advance of long-term occupation.

Why do you ask?
Why does precisely matter? If you must hold ground against an enemy to stop their attacks, you have to occupy.
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ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


"Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it."

You are already backpedaling.
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The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


"Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it."

You are already backpedaling.
That has nothing to do with selling them weapons. I get the rejection of "aid".
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ATL Bear said:

The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


"Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it."

You are already backpedaling.

That has nothing to do with selling them weapons. I get the rejection of "aid".


According to those arrogant morons they only take American tax payer money and buy American weapons as a favor to us! They really think the US cutting them off is a good thing bcs they can build better weapons by themselves without American involvement. These delusional twats really believe they are superior to everyone else!



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ATL Bear said:

The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


"Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it."

You are already backpedaling.

That has nothing to do with selling them weapons. I get the rejection of "aid".


Here you go... the F-35 was a useless hunk of junk until the Israelis blessed it with their presence.

They dont need our weapons... they can do it all own their own and it will be twice as good!

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ATL Bear said:

The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


"Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it."

You are already backpedaling.

That has nothing to do with selling them weapons. I get the rejection of "aid".

Sam Lowry
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ATL Bear said:

Sam Lowry said:

ATL Bear said:

The_barBEARian said:

ATL Bear said:

boognish_bear said:



Or walk away and just let them do their thing and stay out of it. We could have left Iran decimated two+ months ago with no other action or negotiation required and let them sort it out. Crazy idea I know, but we're being extorted for a bad deal that has us no closer on anything we had prior to taking action, and now are indelibly intertwined with the Hezbollah/Israel situation.


If Trump said we are washing our hands of Israel and they are on their own, they'd be completely screwed...

The idea we are holding Israel back from single handedly crushing the entire middle east is laughably stupid.

While we get angry about the brutality of the idea of flattening Southern Lebanon, if missiles were coming out of Juarez or Tijuana and hitting El Paso or San Diego, what do you think we'd do to those populated areas?

It would largely depend on whether we were precisely targeting a terrorist threat or depopulating the areas in advance of long-term occupation.

Why do you ask?

Why does precisely matter? If you must hold ground against an enemy to stop their attacks, you have to occupy.

Assuming you must, you can take ground without flattening populated areas. Israel is barely even pretending to do so. They're openly comparing it to Gaza in the sense that no holds are barred (which is a cute admission about Gaza after the fact).
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Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Irrelevant question. If neither can be controlled by the signatories, then fighting goes on.

This morning they agreed to cease hostilities. We will see.


Question is very relevant according to the rest of your answer. MOU could very easily die in Lebanon. And it could be by either party present there.
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Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

like the deceased hermain cain's 9 9 9 plan ....

- el UF

.... but w/ 0's.



RIP HC.

{ sipping VICTORY }

{ eating LIBERTY }

Go Bears!

pro ecclesia, pro javelina
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>>
Four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Lebanon, military announces

The military revealed that one of the soldiers was Lieutenant-Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, aged 32, from Beit Ha****a, the commander of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade.
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Realitybites
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ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


For the same reason we wouldn't sell ISIS weapons. As we're seeing in Gaza, there is very little difference in the practical aspect of Jewhad and Jihad.
Mitch Blood Green
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Interesting to see the tension between Tel Aviv and Moscow.
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EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Irrelevant question. If neither can be controlled by the signatories, then fighting goes on.

This morning they agreed to cease hostilities. We will see.


Question is very relevant according to the rest of your answer. MOU could very easily die in Lebanon. And it could be by either party present there.


Irrelevant was the wrong word.

Strait has been closed, again over continued strikes in Lebanon.
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Realitybites said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


For the same reason we wouldn't sell ISIS weapons. As we're seeing in Gaza, there is very little difference in the practical aspect of Jewhad and Jihad.


Your level of knowledge and analysis is stunningly bad.
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Well, at least Iran Unconditionally Surrenderred.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz as fighting flares again in Lebanon
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D. C. Bear said:

Realitybites said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


For the same reason we wouldn't sell ISIS weapons. As we're seeing in Gaza, there is very little difference in the practical aspect of Jewhad and Jihad.


Your level of knowledge and analysis is stunningly bad.

The only thing wrong with it is that we actually did supply weapons to ISIS. But it was a bad idea, so his point is still valid.
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FLBear5630 said:

Well, at least Iran Unconditionally Surrenderred.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz as fighting flares again in Lebanon


Don't worry… We have all the cards

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Oldbear83 said:

Yeeeaaahhh that's a lie too.


You certainly keep throwing out loads of crap.





Boomers did that!

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Sam Lowry said:

D. C. Bear said:

Realitybites said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


For the same reason we wouldn't sell ISIS weapons. As we're seeing in Gaza, there is very little difference in the practical aspect of Jewhad and Jihad.


Your level of knowledge and analysis is stunningly bad.

The only thing wrong with it is that we actually did supply weapons to ISIS. But it was a bad idea, so his point is still valid.


I hear a lot of chatter, mostly from my Marxist friends, about "genocide" in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. This is the same family of argument that you are supporting here. That is a stunningly bad reflection of basic awareness of history and current events.
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D. C. Bear said:

Sam Lowry said:

D. C. Bear said:

Realitybites said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


For the same reason we wouldn't sell ISIS weapons. As we're seeing in Gaza, there is very little difference in the practical aspect of Jewhad and Jihad.


Your level of knowledge and analysis is stunningly bad.

The only thing wrong with it is that we actually did supply weapons to ISIS. But it was a bad idea, so his point is still valid.


I hear a lot of chatter, mostly from my Marxist friends, about "genocide" in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. This is the same family of argument that you are supporting here. That is a stunningly bad reflection of basic awareness of history and current events.

Not sure why you'd focus on Marxist chatter when you could look at the thoroughly documented reports from Israeli human rights organizations and the UN, among others. I've yet to see any serious argument against their conclusions.
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boognish_bear said:



It's art. The article of the deal. Forget 5D chess, we are into 6E territory.
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boognish_bear said:

FLBear5630 said:

Well, at least Iran Unconditionally Surrenderred.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz as fighting flares again in Lebanon


Don't worry… We have all the cards



Well, if JD, Steve and Jared are on top of this the Trump Empire will make money. As long as Donalds family comes out OK... It was all worth it.


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The_barBEARian said:

Oldbear83 said:

Yeeeaaahhh that's a lie too.


You certainly keep throwing out loads of crap.





Boomers did that!




That's your generation getting married a lot later.
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Sam Lowry said:

D. C. Bear said:

Sam Lowry said:

D. C. Bear said:

Realitybites said:

ATL Bear said:

Realitybites said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

Mitch Blood Green said:

EatMoreSalmon said:

I wonder if the MOU will be able to last more than a couple of weeks. I don't see how Iran will live up to it.

They will do something stupid aggressive in Lebanon or towards a neighbor. Something beyond being a toll troll under the Strait of Hormuz.


I'll take the under. It won't be. Cause of Iran. Israel has said they've not agreed to this. That makes the MOU DOA.


Do you think Israel should ignore any Hezbollah attacks? Has Hezbollah agreed to the MOU with Iran?


Israel can do whatever it wants to do, so long as it does it with no American foreign aid, no American military aid, no American intelligence, and no American military action.

It's a zero dollars, zero ammo, zero soldiers policy.

Why wouldn't we sell them weapons?


For the same reason we wouldn't sell ISIS weapons. As we're seeing in Gaza, there is very little difference in the practical aspect of Jewhad and Jihad.


Your level of knowledge and analysis is stunningly bad.

The only thing wrong with it is that we actually did supply weapons to ISIS. But it was a bad idea, so his point is still valid.


I hear a lot of chatter, mostly from my Marxist friends, about "genocide" in Gaza perpetrated by Israel. This is the same family of argument that you are supporting here. That is a stunningly bad reflection of basic awareness of history and current events.

Not sure why you'd focus on Marxist chatter when you could look at the thoroughly documented reports from Israeli human rights organizations and the UN, among others. I've yet to see any serious argument against their conclusions.


These are literal Marxist friends. This is why I mention them. War sucks and people die in them. One need not read a report to know this. In Rwanda thee were about 500,000 to 1,000,000 killed in about 100 days. In Gaza, about 75,000 have reportedly died in about 1,000 days. That's 10 times fewer killed over 10 times longer time period. The IDF was carrying out urban warfare in an attempt to root out those who carried out the attacks on October 7. I view that as a justifiable, though tragic, response to those attacks. We would probably have done much more. My Marxist friends view everything through the lens of oppressor/oppressed, and they have apparently decided that there is nothing Hamas can do to be handed responsibility for anything because Israel is seen as the colonizer/oppressor and Hamas is the oppressed. If the IDF wanted to kill as many civilians as possible, there would be a much higher number of dead. The talk of genocide is bogus.
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