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Richard D

(9,485 posts)
6. Jeeze . . .
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 08:54 PM
Sep 2024

. . . Why do so many people not realize that the history of the war didn't start on October 8? So many make it seem like big bad Israel just randomly attacked Gaza, ignoring the 1200+ raped, tortured, dismembered, decapitated, incinerated, and shot truly innocent civilians? Not to mention the 130 that were kidnapped. But yeah, it's all Israel's fault. Not even a mention of the almost certain reality that if Hamas laid down their arms and returned the hostages and bodies, the war would end.

Why do so many people here utterly ignore that Hezbollah, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iran, has been lobbing missiles and rockets into Israel for a very long time? Yet Israel takes out a few hundred Hezbollah with supremely targeted pager and phone bombs, and they start squeaking "war crimes!"

What level of bizarro world hell is this anyway? I'm absolutely positive that there is no antisemitism here, right? And no one here wants the two state solution as long as neither of those states has any Jews in them, right?

I must be missing some nuances here, because that is sure how it looks to me.

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I hope reason prevails with everyone. Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #1
The push for a diplomatic solution worked so well in Gaza. AloeVera Sep 2024 #2
How about reining in Hizbollah? MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2024 #4
It's a catch-22 currently, an impossible situation. AloeVera Sep 2024 #11
You say Israel must agree to a cease fire, but why only Israel? MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2024 #13
Lack of certainty shouldn't mean let's just continue or start new wars. AloeVera Sep 2024 #15
This sentence I can agree with: MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2024 #16
We can always find something to agree on... AloeVera Sep 2024 #17
Israel cannot and will not agree unilaterally to a cease-fire. Happy Hoosier Sep 2024 #19
So tired of the pretense Hamas/Hezb didn't want a ceasefire. AloeVera Sep 2024 #20
And I so tired of this claim. Happy Hoosier Sep 2024 #21
You misunderstood, I wasn't clear. AloeVera Sep 2024 #22
Jeeze . . . Richard D Sep 2024 #6
Yes you are. Missing quite a few nuances. AloeVera Sep 2024 #9
I see. Richard D Sep 2024 #10
It was nice knowing you. I think. AloeVera Sep 2024 #12
People have been asking for some time now moniss Sep 2024 #3
Guaranteed that if Iran gets involved with troops and naval assests, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2024 #5
I don't believe the Iranian response will be moniss Sep 2024 #7
The problem is the parties involved iemanja Sep 2024 #8
We could get these Talabangelicals in the USA to cut it out with the end-times BS. Crowman2009 Sep 2024 #14
"All-out War" means an IDF ground invasion. maxsolomon Sep 2024 #18
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