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Old 11-20-2012, 10:06 AM   #19
Lamplighter
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Am I the only one for crushing Hamas and driving them into the sea??
Note, I am referencing Hamas and not the Palestinian civilians
Sarge, my first reaction to your question was "I hope so"

If Israel were white as the driven snow in their relationships with their neighbors, your idea might have value.
But since the days of Jimmy Carter's presidency, it's not been anything less than an ultraconservative, militaristic tyrannt.

The US has routinely pledged (ultimate) support for Israel, so
their real danger is much less than their politics can warrant.

The damages inflicted on Israel are minuscule, both in numbers of military, or civilians killed or wounded
and in physical damage to structures, etc. compared with what Israel has done to it's neighbors.

Maybe military types get their jollies out of this, but I don't.
This latest escalation was driven by Israli's actions shown here...

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The Israel Defense Forces didn’t just kill Hamas military leader Ahmed al-Jabari
on Wednesday as he was driving his car down the street in Gaza.
They killed him and then instantly posted the strike to YouTube.
Then they tweeted a warning to all of Jabari’s comrades:
“We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders,
show their faces above ground in the days ahead.”
I know this is not a popular position in the US, so...
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