"There is no moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas"

[Nebor]

Explain the Dhofar Rebellion?

That's a pretty broad question. The communists had the right idea (starve, torture, subjugate,) but lacked the resources to compete with the West. Until the British intervened on behalf of the government, they were losing badly to the communists.

 

[JEDIYoda]

This explains Hamas and what they think of the Palestinian civilians...without this...the world IMO would be totally against Israel....

 

[fskimospy]

The apartheid state is in the occupied territories, and they have nowhere even remotely close to the rights of Israeli citizens. Apartheid state found.

As for Israel's policy on home destruction a simple google search will show that this is their publicly stated position on it.

I didn't say Israel was worse than Hamas. I find them both to be deeply immoral. When you're talking about two scumbags you don't talk about which one holds the moral high ground over the other. They are both atrocious. The only difference is that everyone admits that Hamas is awful but some people try to act as apologists for Israel's actions.

Israel has many positive qualities but that doesn't excuse their behavior here.

 

[fskimospy]

That's a pretty broad question. The communists had the right idea (starve, torture, subjugate,) but lacked the resources to compete with the West. Until the British intervened on behalf of the government, they were losing badly to the communists.

You said the only way to do it was through torture and subjugation. That seems to show pretty clearly that isn't the case.

 

[CaptainGoodnight]

If Israel were truly in favor of peace why would they continue to build settlements?

They closed all their settlements in Gaza in 2005, and all but a few in the West Bank. Only recently have they talked about expanding settlements in the West Bank.

Notice all the fighting is in the Gaza Strip where, there are no settlements.

 

[Atreus21]

The apartheid state is in the occupied territories, and they have nowhere even remotely close to the rights of Israeli citizens. Apartheid state found.

Uh, you can blame Hamas, their democratically elected rulers, for that. Not Israel.

As for Israel's policy on home destruction a simple google search will show that this is their publicly stated position on it.

 

[Jaskalas]

A rocket landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
FAA CLOSES ROUTE TO ISRAEL

This is a serious escalation. Israel will be pushed to fight harder, to kill Hamas faster, Palestinian civilians are in much more danger. If those rockets continue they represent an economical threat that must be eliminated.

Imagine how much force the US would use to prevent the shutdown of our airports.

 

[JEDIYoda]

This is a serious escalation. Israel will be pushed to fight harder, to kill Hamas faster, Palestinian civilians are in much more danger. If those rockets continue they represent an economical threat that must be eliminated.

Hell, just imagine the airlines themselves will be dropping big bucks to help Israel finish the job....as in destroy the tunnels and missiles....then leave what is left of Gaza once again...

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Just imagine how those in San Diego would feel if the Mexicans cut off the city and control supplies as well as people coming in and out of the city. I'm sure the citizens would roll over and not use every means of fighting back.

 

[Nebor]

You said the only way to do it was through torture and subjugation. That seems to show pretty clearly that isn't the case.

A handful of guys can't just start torturing their neighbors and espousing a foreign ideology. That'll cause the government to come kick their teeth in. Unless it's in an oil rich country, then it'll cause Western governments to come kick their teeth in.

I set the conditions in which it works, and gave examples. You're being obtuse because you love to argue, even with people who don't care. BTW Small Wars Journal is full of articles about the Dhofar Rebellion because every suckup, COIN-koolaid drinking Army officer in Iraq that wanted to impress Petraeus liked to compare their province to it.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Just imagine how those in San Diego would feel if the Mexicans cut off the city and control supplies as well as people coming in and out of the city. I'm sure the citizens would roll over and not use every means of fighting back.

I am sorry but you are not being honest and you are simplifying things because you don`t want to be faced with the truth...

The truth is if the local government in San Diego was intercepting food and water and supplies meant for the local people.
Then taking those food and supplies to using it to make missiles and dig tunnels and feed the local government and very little if any trickled down to the populace....

The local populace who elected those officials would be at fault and I imagine quite scared for the welfare of their families but really could do nothing about the local government, except to help the local government to dig tunnels and lob missiles at the Mexicans......

People like you put your head in the sand and refuse to believe that Hamas is the sole and only cause of this...
Israel has a right to defend itself.....

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Blah, blah, blah.

Just like Israelis don't threaten US Warships that get in their way.

 

[brandonb]

This is a serious escalation. Israel will be pushed to fight harder, to kill Hamas faster, Palestinian civilians are in much more danger. If those rockets continue they represent an economical threat that must be eliminated.

Right! Never get in the way of money and a Jew! Stupid Arabs.

 

[Abwx]

This explains Hamas and what they think of the Palestinian civilians...without this...the world IMO would be totally against Israel....

Relying on zionist propaganda caricatures.?.

What about a jump in the reality to see exactly what the zionists nazis are up to, that is , killing the defenseless :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ66iHMCQls&bpctr=1406073716

And what about the so called "elite" zionist fake soldiers, but real criminals, that were killed despite having some tanks..?..

Only 15 killed for 60 that were harmed , that s a miracle, one the zionists are hoping for when lying, in this case hiding their real losses..

Is an israeli terrorist promoted "elite" once he managed to kill a defenseless civilian..?.

 

[fskimospy]

A handful of guys can't just start torturing their neighbors and espousing a foreign ideology. That'll cause the government to come kick their teeth in. Unless it's in an oil rich country, then it'll cause Western governments to come kick their teeth in.

I set the conditions in which it works, and gave examples. You're being obtuse because you love to argue, even with people who don't care. BTW Small Wars Journal is full of articles about the Dhofar Rebellion because every suckup, COIN-koolaid drinking Army officer in Iraq that wanted to impress Petraeus liked to compare their province to it.

You actually said the only modern insurgencies that had been won were won with those methods. That's just wrong.

 

[werepossum]

That's your latest diatribe of violent hate speech and incitement to genocide.

This forum is ill. Such violent extremism and inclination to terrorism is all too common and regular.

werepossum, you are consistent with a violently hateful and racist agenda:

You're not alone today, either:

Upon this consistent theme of generalised hatred and supremacist extremism to exterminate populations, I do recall this week old post:

I'm just saying that I would not be copacetic about my neighbors continually trying to kill me, even if they are comparatively bad at it.

The apartheid state is in the occupied territories, and they have nowhere even remotely close to the rights of Israeli citizens. Apartheid state found.

As for Israel's policy on home destruction a simple google search will show that this is their publicly stated position on it.

I didn't say Israel was worse than Hamas. I find them both to be deeply immoral. When you're talking about two scumbags you don't talk about which one holds the moral high ground over the other. They are both atrocious. The only difference is that everyone admits that Hamas is awful but some people try to act as apologists for Israel's actions.

Israel has many positive qualities but that doesn't excuse their behavior here.

How on Earth does one allow rights close to the rights of Israeli citizens to a people who elect as their leadership a terrorist organization dedicated to one's extermination? Better yet, why?

A rocket landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
FAA CLOSES ROUTE TO ISRAEL

This is a serious escalation. Israel will be pushed to fight harder, to kill Hamas faster, Palestinian civilians are in much more danger. If those rockets continue they represent an economical threat that must be eliminated.

Imagine how much force the US would use to prevent the shutdown of our airports.

As would any nation. We go to great extremes to protect civilians, exposing our soldiers to much greater risks, but even so we do kill civilians. It's pretty much inescapable in modern warfare where armies no longer meet on wide open plains. And we would go to much greater extremes when it's our civilians who are in danger.

 

[nixium]

Right! Never get in the way of money and a Jew! Stupid Arabs.

How are people like this still allowed on the forums? Where are the mods?

 

[werepossum]

How are people like this still allowed on the forums? Where are the mods?

When probably 98% of us are pro-Israel, probably hard for the mods to get too worked up about the 2%. Besides, doesn't the "money grubbing Jew" stereotype rather pale against the backdrop of "Nazi Jew"? Gotta pick your battles, dude.

 

[emperus]

How are people like this still allowed on the forums? Where are the mods?

That worked you up and those calling for the extermination of the Palestinians didn't?