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DavidDvorkin

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4. It's not an excuse

Reply to ecstatic (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2023, 12:04 AM

Dec 2023

Last edited Tue Dec 12, 2023, 12:43 AM - Edit history (1)

It's a simple statement of fact, a very clear and obvious fact. That people are blind to that astonishes me.

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Why the "hamas could end this at any time" excuse doesn't work [View all] ecstatic Dec 2023 OP

Ex-U.S. Ambassador To Israel Says Netanyahu Should Step Down Amid War In Gaza Alent2 Dec 2023 #1

Nice try. This is some pretty world class victim blaming here. CincyDem Dec 2023 #2

The perpetrators got away ecstatic Dec 2023 #5

Perps got away...you know this how? Oh yeah, the lead guy hid in a humanitarian vehicle heading out to Egypt...lol CincyDem Dec 2023 #8

And your solution is what? To continue bombing? ecstatic Dec 2023 #13

My solution is simple. Send the hostages and the bodies home. CincyDem Dec 2023 #15

No one has feared new elections more than "president" Abbas, serving in year 18 of his 4 year term tritsofme Dec 2023 #11

Many perps didn't get away Dirty Socialist Dec 2023 #12

Hundreds if not thousands of Hamas fighters have been arrested Mosby Dec 2023 #24

Uh, what? nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #3

It's not an excuse DavidDvorkin Dec 2023 #4

Not even a functional over simplification. TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #6

huh ? JI7 Dec 2023 #7

I absolutely agree with you problem is.. I also agree with prodigitalson Dec 2023 #9

Real estate enid602 Dec 2023 #10

You obviously do not understand the conflict. It is not about real estate at all to Israel elias7 Dec 2023 #16

Occupation, oil enid602 Dec 2023 #25

Shhhhhhhhhhh, malaise Dec 2023 #14

Nothing justifies the attack in the first place. elias7 Dec 2023 #17

It is tough when you agree with the aims but aren't quite up for saying so TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #19

"It is tough when you agree with the aims but aren't quite up for saying so" -- what are you accusing Malaise of here? obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #23

"You're really OK with women being raped in front of their families, babies being beheaded, people living in kibbutz" obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #22

The argument was that nothing justifies this response Calculating Dec 2023 #29

DURec leftstreet Dec 2023 #18

This analogy doesn't work Sympthsical Dec 2023 #20

Thank you for your example. I'm finally starting to understand the other point of view BUT ecstatic Dec 2023 #31

Maybe some context will help FHRRK Dec 2023 #21

Is the soldier in this story supposed to represent Israel or Hamas? Both seem applicable. Also ... LonePirate Dec 2023 #26

It's your strawman that "doesn't work". Hamas could indeed end this at any time FBaggins Dec 2023 #27

It's not an "excuse." yardwork Dec 2023 #28

Not entirely true MattBaggins Dec 2023 #30