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| quote: | Originally posted by Psionic
You are an asshole for thinking Israel and Jews around the world should show respect towards other nations who turned their heads as our people were slaughtered in death camps during the Holocaust, pogroms in Eastern Europe, Diaspora, the crusades, and numerous other events that span centuries.
Keep in mind this war was instigated by the kidnapping which was planned nine months ago, and this is like any other act of aggression. When it happens, Israel responds. All Israel wants is peace for itself, so why else do you think they finally pulled out of Gaza? The problem is that Israel is like the little boy who was picked on in elementary school; like him, Israel gets a little hit here and there by fundamentalist groups, and finally retaliates when it must do so for its survival. Unfortunately, most of the world is blind to this notion, and blind to the conflict that has existed in this region for thousands of years.
Unlike the U.S.'s war in Iraq, Israel is fighting for its existence; if it gives up now and commits to a ceasefire it shows weakness on Israel's part, allowing for the neighboring nations led by fundamentalist Muslims to push it around even more. Israel is doing to Hezbollah what the U.S. did to Taliban when 9/11 occurred. Sure there have been civilian casualities, but do you know of ANY recent war, with the technology that exists, where civilians weren't hurt? It's a price to pay, and it's unfortunate Hizballah launches its attacks from areas where there are large civilian populations, even though leaflets were dropped prior to the attacks warning them. Israel changed its battle plans to include more ground troops and less aerial attacks because of this, and it acknowledges the loss of life is tragic. You can't say that for Hizballah, Hamas, or any other terrorist organization that wishes for the destruction of Israel. This is not a war to show the prowess of Israel, this is a war for its survival. |
You my friend are an asshole and you as a jew prove my point that you never forget events that happened thousands of years ago. You think it is right for Israel to killl thousands of civilians just because they lost two soldiers?
You see this is what happens like the kid who gets bullied at school most won't ever stand up for themselfs but the ones who do normally hit the bully once. After that hit the bully learns his lesson and stops bothering them. Israel on the other hand when they get hit once they retailiate every time and they cause serious damage when they retaliate. Not like the terrorists who can't even get close enough to cause serious damage.
What I hate the most is that Israel uses American made weapons untop of that we fund them.
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