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womanofthehills

(9,321 posts)
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 07:33 PM Sep 2024

AOC -"They must live under a rock to not know I don't take well to bullies"

Yesterday my House office was tagged with blood-splattered signs accusing me of supporting terrorism after I questioned the pager operation, which clearly runs counter to US policy.

They must live under a rock to not know I don’t take well to bullies.


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AOC -"They must live under a rock to not know I don't take well to bullies" (Original Post) womanofthehills Sep 2024 OP
Pagers ordered by a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION for the purpose madaboutharry Sep 2024 #1
You assume, without foundation, that that op saved Jewish lives iemanja Sep 2024 #2
Do you support the vandalism of her office? JanMichael Sep 2024 #3
No. madaboutharry Sep 2024 #4
Good JanMichael Sep 2024 #7
How silly. madaboutharry Sep 2024 #8
It's only the subject of the OP iemanja Sep 2024 #10
AOC is talking about US law, not international law iemanja Sep 2024 #5
In a post on X on Tuesday madaboutharry Sep 2024 #6
I was responding to THIS thread, not X iemanja Sep 2024 #9

madaboutharry

(41,385 posts)
1. Pagers ordered by a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION for the purpose
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 08:19 PM
Sep 2024

of organizing terrorist attacks on innocent civilians and exclusively given to TERRORISTS for the exclusive purpose of planning the murder of Jews are devices not "likely to be attractive to civilians."

Taking out the communication systems of one's enemy is not a violation of international law. The destroying of Hezbollah's pagers and walkie talkies was justified self-defense. Many Jewish lives have been saved. And Jewish people have always known that some people may not think those count.

iemanja

(54,881 posts)
2. You assume, without foundation, that that op saved Jewish lives
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 08:21 PM
Sep 2024

I think it far more likely that it will cost many more Jewish lives in the future. What that op did was kill Hezbollah and associated and nearby individuals, which makes you feel better. That is not the same as saving Israeli or Jewish lives.

I constantly hear about how this or that killing saves Israeli lives, only to see more Israelis die.

One thing is certain, the operation in Gaza has bred many thousands of terrorists, supplanting a lesser number that existed previously. People cannot see their families slaughtered without harboring resentment.

iemanja

(54,881 posts)
5. AOC is talking about US law, not international law
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 08:45 PM
Sep 2024

That's why it says "Per US Department of Defense." US law applies IF the US were involved in the op.

madaboutharry

(41,385 posts)
6. In a post on X on Tuesday
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 08:52 PM
Sep 2024

she claimed it was against international and humanitarian law.

I’m not on X, but I’m certain you can find it yourself.

iemanja

(54,881 posts)
9. I was responding to THIS thread, not X
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 09:00 PM
Sep 2024

You can respond to X posts over there. I have no way of knowing what statutes govern this in international law.

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