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stranger81

(2,345 posts)
93. Right, because Israel never bombed Gaza before these tunnels were built.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 12:49 PM
Aug 2014

Oh wait -- my bad -- they bomb Gaza like clockwork about every 2 years, no matter what.

Well good, at least they have a military objective now. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #1
Along with ann--- Jul 2014 #2
Is "Hamas tunnels" a code-word for "Palestinian children?" Orrex Jul 2014 #3
No, it means the multi-million dollar tunnels Hamas has built former9thward Jul 2014 #7
How many Israeli civilians have been killed via those tunnels? Orrex Jul 2014 #8
If Hamas had not fired rockets not one Palestinian in Gaza would have been killed. former9thward Jul 2014 #46
Even if that were true, how many Palestinian civilians does Israel get to murder? Orrex Jul 2014 #51
If you think war is "murder" there is no point in discussing things. former9thward Jul 2014 #53
Deaths six decades in the past do not justify current-day murder Orrex Jul 2014 #55
Good, we agree on something. former9thward Jul 2014 #59
... 840high Jul 2014 #77
Or chickens jberryhill Aug 2014 #80
I think the answer you're looking for is ZERO. stranger81 Aug 2014 #85
maybe there's something I don't get about tunnels, but jberryhill Aug 2014 #79
Well if you think that analogy is equivalent then there is nothing to discuss. former9thward Aug 2014 #81
Ha jberryhill Aug 2014 #82
Now DU is full of tunnel experts .... former9thward Aug 2014 #86
No, but South Korea and the US Border Patrol are jberryhill Aug 2014 #87
Fine, I'll wait until they post here. former9thward Aug 2014 #88
And you are an expert in what? jberryhill Aug 2014 #89
The last time I looked we are not at war with Mexico. former9thward Aug 2014 #91
This may come as a surprise to you jberryhill Aug 2014 #92
They killed 13 soldiers right at the beginning from a tunnel attack. former9thward Aug 2014 #95
They did, did they? jberryhill Aug 2014 #96
No, I don't mourn Hamas, tunnel demolition expert. former9thward Aug 2014 #97
"could have" jberryhill Aug 2014 #98
Right on schedule you marched in your strawmen. former9thward Aug 2014 #99
What strawman? jberryhill Aug 2014 #100
Interesting way of doing it... regnaD kciN Jul 2014 #4
That's what I was thinking get the red out Jul 2014 #5
Only when the tunnel entrances are hidden in those places hack89 Jul 2014 #6
The exits are supposedly in Israel. They could handle it from that end with very little death toll. jwirr Jul 2014 #9
They are not built with exits in Israel hack89 Jul 2014 #13
how many times have they been used and what's the civilian death toll? frylock Jul 2014 #14
Funny how that question never gets answered Orrex Jul 2014 #16
i posted yesterday that "terror tunnels" are the new "rape rooms" frylock Jul 2014 #18
Five israeli sodiers, at least. Scootaloo Jul 2014 #52
A military invasion and assault sometimes results in deaths among the invaders Orrex Jul 2014 #57
I do not have access to Hamas war plans hack89 Jul 2014 #19
so the answer is ZERO.. frylock Jul 2014 #21
So you know Hamas' long range plans? hack89 Jul 2014 #23
i don't. do you? frylock Jul 2014 #34
Killing as many Israelis has always been their intention hack89 Jul 2014 #40
and we circle back to the civilian death toll.. frylock Jul 2014 #44
Hamas started a war. hack89 Jul 2014 #45
no, they didn't.. frylock Jul 2014 #47
ok nt hack89 Jul 2014 #48
ok.. frylock Jul 2014 #49
Cuts both ways Orrex Jul 2014 #35
Military assessments always start with capabilities, not intentions hack89 Jul 2014 #39
Have you seen pictures of the tunnels? Orrex Jul 2014 #41
A couple of hundred per tunnel times 30 hack89 Jul 2014 #43
Bullshit Orrex Jul 2014 #50
To what possible end did Hamas conduct a suicide bombing campaign? hack89 Jul 2014 #54
Why does my tone bother you more than Israel's deliberate murder of Palestinian civilians? Orrex Jul 2014 #56
ok nt hack89 Jul 2014 #58
If Israel can claim self defense against a population that it is brutalizing and severely oppressing cpwm17 Jul 2014 #10
The West Bank Palestinian people and their Gov. asked Hamas to accept ceasefire & were also refused. Sunlei Jul 2014 #12
Israel has refused cease-fire proposals from both Hamas and John Kerry cpwm17 Jul 2014 #15
Once ground troops went in the hamas"Gov" was toast. They had their chances to accept ceasefire. Sunlei Jul 2014 #17
It's obvious who the terrorists are in this conflict cpwm17 Jul 2014 #20
no other country supports hamas either. not even their neighbor egypt will allow woman/childen in. Sunlei Jul 2014 #22
Egypt has a brutal, secular dictatorship which is an enemy of the Palestinians cpwm17 Jul 2014 #24
So why doesn't Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Baharain, etc IronGate Jul 2014 #28
There are huge numbers of Palestinians outside of Palestine cpwm17 Jul 2014 #32
Then kick the terror org Hamas out of the govt IronGate Jul 2014 #33
Regardless of what the Palestinians do cpwm17 Jul 2014 #42
Well, you're right about that, it would be the terrorist org Hamas.` IronGate Jul 2014 #27
I know your view cpwm17 Jul 2014 #29
I'm just as rational as you are, you just don't like my stance on Israel. IronGate Jul 2014 #31
I think it is like religion cpwm17 Jul 2014 #36
It goes both ways. IronGate Jul 2014 #37
Hamas tunnels and Hamas 'gov'. Then the west bank Pal. gov can govern. the Gaza strip. Sunlei Jul 2014 #11
They sure made some cool tunnels. candelista Jul 2014 #25
Much better use than for something foolish like COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #26
Nice of Israel to bomb the shit out of all of those schools and houses then. Orrex Jul 2014 #38
You mean like all the "building supplies" that went COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #60
Maybe Israel should get out of Gaza and stop slaughtering Palestinian civilians Orrex Jul 2014 #63
Maybe the terror org Hamas should stop lobbing rockets into Israel? IronGate Jul 2014 #65
If they posed an equal threat of lethality, then that would make sense Orrex Jul 2014 #66
Maybe Hamas should stop attacking Israelis. nt COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #69
You find a dozen dead Israelis unacceptable Orrex Jul 2014 #72
No the progressive mindset say that it's unacceptable COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #73
You forgive Israel everything. Why? Orrex Jul 2014 #74
A pox on both their houses. kwassa Jul 2014 #75
All else being equal, I'll let the numbers speak for themselves Orrex Jul 2014 #78
War is a very unpleasant business. It almost always, COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #76
... and the U.N. n/t JudyM Jul 2014 #70
Also n/t COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #71
Modeled after the North Korean tunnels found under the DMZ. IronGate Jul 2014 #30
Yeah, but the Hamas leadership has zero interest in the COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #61
I can't help but note the conspicuous LACK of such terror attacks Scootaloo Jul 2014 #62
You mean like this one that was stopped by the IDF IronGate Jul 2014 #64
I don't know, and neither do you Scootaloo Jul 2014 #67
Believe it or not, IronGate Jul 2014 #68
Yes, infrastructure that would simply be bombed to pieces stranger81 Aug 2014 #83
Yes, infrastructure that would be bombed to pieces stranger81 Aug 2014 #84
Wrong. IronGate Aug 2014 #90
Right, because Israel never bombed Gaza before these tunnels were built. stranger81 Aug 2014 #93
Those N. Korean tunnels are way cooler! candelista Aug 2014 #94
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