Discussion: Terrorism, Israel, Hamas, etc

[vlad321]

Kasz216 said:

vlad321 said:

Kasz216 said:

megaman79 said:
We need to stop reffering to countries or groups as "good" or "evil". Its not a movie, a cartoon. I think we could learn lessons if we bothered to educate ourselves about our own nations and its history. Its not always positive, look at Great Britain over the last 400 yrs, or Australia and our attempted extermination of indigenous aboriginals or America, even the USA is guilty of gross crimes.

The trouble is this stereotype of im good and your not just doesn't work. Israel is the aggressor in this conflict, despite the rocket shelling (how many israeli's have died vs what 900 pal), and it is quite obvious judging by the death toll. Ofcourse, Israel is not evil or just good but neither is Gaza.

Death tolls don't decide agressors.

Who is attacking first does.

Just because the agressor is somewhat incompetant at attacking doesn't mean they aren't the agressor.

When the US screwed up the Bay of Pigs invasion it was still the agressor even though it lost.

 

 

Is that supposed to excuse civilian deaths? Especially since most of the population isn't supporting Hamas?

What you are sasyinig would basicall y mean it would be fine for the Iraqis to nuke the US, no matter what the casualties, since we are the agressors there.

If most of the people don't support Hamas why is Hamas the legally elected government of Gaza?

Of which the UN Observers said was a fair unbiased election?

Unlike the US...

Hamas actually stated they would rocket israel.  Drive them into the sea all that.

Bush didn't say in his first term speaches "I will invade iraq."

The only reason there are so many civilian casualties is because Hamas willingly and delibritly uses civilians as human shields for PR tactics.

Lets say you have someone with a gun shooting at you and your family... and he has surrounded himsef with his family... who has done nothing to you.

What do you do?  Shoot back... knowing you are likely to take out some of his family on accident... or let him shoot at your family and you for the rest of your lives?

Yeah you're right he didn't say it, he said it less than a year later after being elected....

Also how would that not be similar to the US scenario? Doesn't DC have a civilian populatino as well? Last time I was there there were definitely people other than government officials working there...

You attacked them for no good reason, they bomb you back, by your book that's just fine and dandy.