Hamas attacks Israel

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@George-K said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@kluurs said in Hamas attacks Israel:

Perhaps we should hope that the next species to rule the earth will find a less contentious way forward.

Hasn't worked in the last 4 billions years. I see no reason why that should change.

Also, when it comes to "innocents," there's a lot of hair-pulling about all the innocents in Gaza. No doubt, there are innocents suffering there, but, they, until now, at least, whole heartedly supported Hamas.

Does a Palestinian born in Gaza have a meaningful choice of tribe?

50% of the residents are children. Hamas was voted in in 18 years ago this coming January.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@Horace said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@George-K said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@kluurs said in Hamas attacks Israel:

Perhaps we should hope that the next species to rule the earth will find a less contentious way forward.

Hasn't worked in the last 4 billions years. I see no reason why that should change.

Also, when it comes to "innocents," there's a lot of hair-pulling about all the innocents in Gaza. No doubt, there are innocents suffering there, but, they, until now, at least, whole heartedly supported Hamas.

Does a Palestinian born in Gaza have a meaningful choice of tribe?

50% of the residents are children. Hamas was voted in in 18 years ago this coming January.

So murderous conflict is cemented for another generation. And the existence of Israel is on a timer that ends when nukes are available to terrorists.

[jon-nyc]

I’ve always thought that. You could say the same thing about DC and New York.

Unless technology can save us.

[Jolly]

There is a solution. At least in some part.

Think Carthage

[George K]

Anybody have thoughts as to why Egypt hasn't opened the border to Gaza to let refugees in?

[jon-nyc]

Originally it was to keep them as a thorn in the side of Israel, today it's a little of that plus the fact that they don't want to import a radicalized group like Hamas and 2MM dependents. They have enough of that to deal with already.

[bachophile]

just a short comment.
i dont know if anyone heard Bidens statement today from the WH. worth a listen.
people here were deeply moved.
time for bed for me, i follow the thread but not always up to commenting, the depth of the tragedy is still sinking in

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in Hamas attacks Israel:

There is a solution. At least in some part.

Think Carthage

I think they want to eliminate Hamas, not commit genocide on 2MM people including a million children.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

I think they want to eliminate Hamas, not commit genocide on 2MM people including a million children.

Yes, but how do they do that without significant collateral damage?

I've read that half the population of Gaza is under age 17.

[xenon]

@bachophile said in Hamas attacks Israel:

just a short comment.
i dont know if anyone heard Bidens statement today from the WH. worth a listen.
people here were deeply moved.
time for bed for me, i follow the thread but not always up to commenting, the depth of the tragedy is still sinking in

I think this is it:

Link to video

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@Jolly said in Hamas attacks Israel:

There is a solution. At least in some part.

Think Carthage

I think they want to eliminate Hamas, not commit genocide on 2MM people including a million children.

You forgot sowing the ground with salt.

[LuFins Dad]

[kluurs]

@George-K said in Hamas attacks Israel:

I've read that half the population of Gaza is under age 17.

That's kind of what Rumsfeld spoke of when he was pondering the impact of our intervention in Afghanistan - i.e. sowing seeds of the next generation's combatants/martyrs for the cause.

[Jolly]

@Jolly said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@Jolly said in Hamas attacks Israel:

There is a solution. At least in some part.

Think Carthage

I think they want to eliminate Hamas, not commit genocide on 2MM people including a million children.

You forgot sowing the ground with salt.

Seriously, if the problem could be solved by eradicating them, all the way down to the beasts in the field, I'd flick the switch. Israel can invade, they can kill thousands, they can turn the majority of buildings into rubble.

It won't fix this problem.

The only time a faction hasn't taken up the sword, is when that faction no longer exists.

Maybe the only solution is the Second Coming.

[Doctor Phibes]

@bachophile said in Hamas attacks Israel:

just a short comment.
i dont know if anyone heard Bidens statement today from the WH. worth a listen.
people here were deeply moved.
time for bed for me, i follow the thread but not always up to commenting, the depth of the tragedy is still sinking in

I haven’t been online much as I’m travelin with work, but I’m very relieved you’re unhurt. I hope you and your family can stay safe - I’ve been thinking of you throughout this awful tragedy.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly

I wonder what percentage of Americans would favor a genocidal solution. And, of those, I wonder what percentage go to church on Sundays.

[Copper]

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

I wonder what percentage of Americans would favor a genocidal solution. And, of those, I wonder what percentage go to church on Sundays.

Offhand I can think of a few.

[jon-nyc]

I doubt any of them go to church on Sundays.

[Aqua Letifer]

@kluurs said in Hamas attacks Israel:

@George-K said in Hamas attacks Israel:

I've read that half the population of Gaza is under age 17.

That's kind of what Rumsfeld spoke of when he was pondering the impact of our intervention in Afghanistan - i.e. sowing seeds of the next generation's combatants/martyrs for the cause.

Appeasement leads to the exact same outcome and some other crap besides.