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| quote: | Originally posted by InfiniteEclipse
Fair enough. I see what you are saying.
The issue of terrorism however, should be examined with care, on a case by case basis. Terrorism, as accusations from either side, tends to be loosely defined (not by you per say but generally). My trouble is, if an occupied lacks any formal military training or weaponry amidst the absence of technological advancement, should we consider their aggression as defensive or as terrorism. To clarify, consider missiles blindly fired into Israel. The general western consensus holds this to be acts of terrorism. On the other hand, these aggressors simply do not possess the means to advance forward and attack select targets. When is it terrorism and when is it patriotism.
This thought really encompasses far more than the current Israel/Palestine conflict, and Chomsky would have a field day. |
why does formal military training have to be a part of the equation?
simply put, if you deliberately target civillians, by modern definition, you are committing a terrorist act.
example. if you use a suicide bomber to blow himself up at a military base, that is not a terrorist action. if you use a suicide bomber to blow up a cafe full of civillians, that is a terrorist action
by blindly launching rockets into israel, Hamas is deliberately targeting civillians. that is a no no
there are ways to carry out guerilla/insurgent tactics without deliberately targeting civillians.
Hamas isn't launching rockets into Israel to destroy Israel's resolve, but to piss them off. So Israel retaliates, causing Palestinian casualties. This leads to Palestinian anger towards Israel, ensuring more recruits and support for Hamas.
This, I think, is the reason for the rocket attacks. Clearly there is no military purpose of any sort involved.
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| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny. |
| quote: | Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded |
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