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Israel under attack from Hamas

Nah, in less than a week people will be boohooing their destruction. The Arabs already are and the tolerantly naive in the West will be doing the equivocation they always do. There will be pressure for a "proportionate response" as soon as Israel really starts to put the hurt down.

ETA: And the people at that festival are the tolerantly naive. They never learn.
When will I see all the Israeli flags on Twitter and Facebook?
 
We already know their motivations and we don't care. Anyone who has been paying any attention for the past 20 years knows their motivations.

When you see women and children being hauled off showing signs of forcible rape, I don't care. I don't care they are mad about the settlements. I don't care they would rather sit in squalor to fight the jews than develop. I don't care they are butt hurt that they were on the losing side of a war that happened 56 years ago and are still butt hurt over it. I don't care they are mad about being under lockdown because they have been ****ing terrorists my entire life who can't be trusted outside the prison of their own making.

I understand. I don't care.
But @TheOriginalHappyGoat wants to have a cold liberal academic conversation.

It’s not any more than you just described. Takes one cold SOB that wants us to understand why these terrorists want to butcher Jews and wipe them off the face of the earth. We don’t need to understand their ass hurt feelings.

We need to support Israel as they deal with these terrorists.
 
The Germans had reasons in WW2, so did the Japanese. Thankfully nobody at that time gave a rat's ass when it was time to deal with them.
Unfortunately we have folks that want to negotiate with these terrorists. Just like Biden sending Iran $6 billion. Anyone think the Mullahs aren’t still shouting “death to America?”
 
But @TheOriginalHappyGoat wants to have a cold liberal academic conversation.

It’s not any more than you just described. Takes one cold SOB that wants us to understand why these terrorists want to butcher Jews and wipe them off the face of the earth. We don’t need to understand their ass hurt feelings.

We need to support Israel as they deal with these terrorists.
I think Western liberals are reflexive to empathize with "the oppressed" (as they have labeled them). I don't think Goat supports what they did but thinks they have a reason to be mad. As do the Israelis. Frankly, I don't care. The people misnamed the Palestinians have been outright antagonists to the US or supporters of our antagonists my whole life. They are an enemy. A brutal, backwards enemy. They should be defeated.
 
Does it take a cold SOB to say, "Damn, a lot of people are dying, I need to run as fast as possible to my computer and blame Biden"?
Where did I blame Biden? He needs to just give Israel what they need to deal with these butchers with no strings attached. Just like he’s doing in Ukraine.
 
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Where did I blame Biden? He needs to just give Israel what they need to deal with these butchers with no strings attached. Just like he’s doing in Ukraine.
I am not saying who did, go back and look at the number of tweets linked blaming Biden before the blood stopped flowing.
 
I am not saying who did, go back and look at the number of tweets linked blaming Biden before the blood stopped flowing.
It’s not Biden’s fault.

So far, he’s said the right things regarding Israel. I need to qualify that. I haven’t watched any morning news/talk shows.

Edit: don’t forget the first tweet out of the WH telling Israel not to retaliate.
 
He isn't the direct cause but he (and many others) helped fund it.
At the moment we can't know for 100% certain what all is involved. So blame might be between .01% and 99.9%. That isn't very helpful.

Suppose for fun planning for this began when Jerusalem was made capital, would that add blame to others?

There is time to debate Biden's role, and policy may well carry blame. I am not arguing against that idea. That debate isn't under the rocket's red glare.
 
He isn't the direct cause but he (and many others) helped fund it.
And them feel even more empowered to perform it. None of my thoughts have been that he directly funded it. That’s just how some spin discussions, just like Hamas playing the victim card using civilians as shields.
 
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Progress on the Administration's talks between Saudi and Israel was likely the real motivation.

Part of it. And that doesn't detract from the fact that Biden released money to the Palestinians (and Iran) that his own administration told him would likely, in some part, be used exactly like it was yesterday.

Criticism of the people in charge is completely fair game. Particularly in an election season (as we are approaching a chance to change it). The IDF was also saying it appeared that some of the weaponry they were coming across was likely leftover equipment when Biden bugged out of Afghanistan with no plan. If true, that is further evidence that this administration doesn't have it on foreign policy. Particularly in that region. That is completely germane to this topic.
 
Part of it. And that doesn't detract from the fact that Biden released money to the Palestinians (and Iran) that his own administration told him would likely, in some part, be used exactly like it was yesterday.

Criticism of the people in charge is completely fair game. Particularly in an election season (as we are approaching a chance to change it). The IDF was also saying it appeared that some of the weaponry they were coming across was likely leftover equipment when Biden bugged out of Afghanistan with no plan. If true, that is further evidence that this administration doesn't have it on foreign policy. Particularly in that region. That is completely germane to this topic.
If only we had been warned.

In 2014, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates infamous said this about Joe Biden-- "I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades."
 
Nah, in less than a week people will be boohooing their destruction. The Arabs already are and the tolerantly naive in the West will be doing the equivocation they always do. There will be pressure for a "proportionate response" as soon as Israel really starts to put the hurt down.

ETA: And the people at that festival are the tolerantly naive. They never learn.
 
Part of it. And that doesn't detract from the fact that Biden released money to the Palestinians (and Iran) that his own administration told him would likely, in some part, be used exactly like it was yesterday.

Criticism of the people in charge is completely fair game. Particularly in an election season (as we are approaching a chance to change it). The IDF was also saying it appeared that some of the weaponry they were coming across was likely leftover equipment when Biden bugged out of Afghanistan with no plan. If true, that is further evidence that this administration doesn't have it on foreign policy. Particularly in that region. That is completely germane to this topic.
Pentagon claims that equipment was what was given to our Afghan allies over the years while we were there, then abandoned by them and captured by the Taliban. Still not good, but not all on Biden's watch.
 
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Saw some dumb bitches standing on the median this morning waving Palestinian flags as Chicago Marathon runners went by in droves. Blood boiling.

It’s even worse in places like London or Paris.
Wonder how they would feel it was their dead naked sister or mother being dragged through the streets? I am not sure the idiots would care.
 
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I think Western liberals are reflexive to empathize with "the oppressed" (as they have labeled them). I don't think Goat supports what they did but thinks they have a reason to be mad. As do the Israelis. Frankly, I don't care. The people misnamed the Palestinians have been outright antagonists to the US or supporters of our antagonists my whole life. They are an enemy. A brutal, backwards enemy. They should be defeated.
You and stoll and most others in this thread have lost the ability to examine issues beyond taking sides. It's so bad that you assume my desire to examine it more deeply is a sign I support the wrong side. The truth is, I care about the details because we (America) are in this, and the details may control how many Americans live or die in the future.

All you guys can think of is "wipe them out" like it's a ****ing video game.
 
But @TheOriginalHappyGoat wants to have a cold liberal academic conversation.

It’s not any more than you just described. Takes one cold SOB that wants us to understand why these terrorists want to butcher Jews and wipe them off the face of the earth. We don’t need to understand their ass hurt feelings.

We need to support Israel as they deal with these terrorists.
F*ck you, too. You and crazy are such assholes that you can't even read what I actually wrote. Instead you read what you imagine a caricature of me in fantasy right wing land would have said.
 
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You and stoll and most others in this thread have lost the ability to examine issues beyond taking sides. It's so bad that you assume my desire to examine it more deeply is a sign I support the wrong side. The truth is, I care about the details because we (America) are in this, and the details may control how many Americans live or die in the future.

All you guys can think of is "wipe them out" like it's a ****ing video game.
“Wipe them out” is a pretty rational response. Most of our Allies in the international community, including Israel, supported our “wipe them out” stance following 9/11.

Why should we not support Israel accordingly? Motivations are unimportant at this point.
 
F*ck you, too. You and crazy are such assholes that you can't even read what I actually wrote. Instead you read what you imagine a caricature of me in fantasy right wing land would have said.
Now if we can just channel some of this anger and energy towards Hamas, I think this thread would go better.

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“Wipe them out” is a pretty rational response. Most of our Allies in the international community, including Israel, supported our “wipe them out” stance following 9/11.

Why should we not support Israel accordingly? Motivations are unimportant at this point.
I've been conflicted over the years of what the right position is but I'm now convinced more than ever that there is only one way this will ever end. Might as well get it over with.
 
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