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01-19-2009, 06:15 AM | #12 |
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I will not defend the disgusting actions talked about in this video.
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Of the two, only one side has taken efforts to minimize innocent casualties, and that side is not Hamas.
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All loss of innocent life is tragic. But let's not be intellectually lazy and suggest that both sides cause (or threaten) such loss in equal portions.
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However it's clear that Israel has used the situation to get as many licks as it can it before Bush heads for the ranch. Strong allegations of war crimes in this last offensive have been coming out, not just from Palestinian sources. |
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Israel has nothing to gain from shoving 30 innocent women and children into a house and blowing it up. I mean seriously, give me a break. Their biggest problem has been differentiating legitimate military targets from civilian targets, in part because the Palestinians love to blur the two. That's not to say no Israeli soldier and/or commander has ever crossed the line. I'm simply looking for a sense of proportion badly missing among the Israel-haters.
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So I take it you do not agree with Friedman. |
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But speaking broadly, I disagree with Friedman on a lot of things.
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Full disclosure: I own and actually enjoyed Friedman's early From Beruit to Jerusalem, except for the final chapter where he gets all Millennial and New World Order-ish.
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