If I could do that when I wanted I probably would have skipped over your post that originally caught my eye. Well, first this will mostly be about children in a war zone. Are children fleeing Central America, Eastern Ukraine, Syria more alive than unalike? I'm going to go with 'alike' and as such 'fixing the problems that they experience as a child' that forms what they do later in life is going to be cheaper and safer for society if those years are as pleasant as possible. You seem to promote that Isreal has a right to bomb them collectively for crimes they may not have committed but who cares as they would 'probably' commit one like it if they had the chance.
I'm also hoping to find out that you and tax are trolls or just collectively brain-dead. I'm leaning one way, the facts are leaning the other, it's territory.
The only speculation in either case is when/if the responsibility is assessed to an individual(s)... Any 'speculation' as to why or 'what side' did these deeds is sheer blindness.
Except when it comes to that being the rules in your part of town and you have the rocks and somebody else has the tank. We could avoid speculation by only referencing what is shown in the videos available. The attack on the tunnels has one chip of a house besude a larger complex being targeted with a ground disturbance weapon. When the dust had cleared there was a cone shaped crater left. If it was a storage depot for Hamas tunnelers should some paper not escaped or a secondary explosion if weapons were held there? Anyway the place won't be up for rent anytime soon. Could a smaller weapon been used, most certainly, level the house and any tunnels become useless. Depending on the ground and the lift you can determine what the area around would have felt in terms of 'shockwaves' and the ground shaking may have broken fewer windows but the vibrations would have broken pipes and foundation for a great distance and all those buildings become useless forever. I assume there is also a version that goes deeper and another that is meant to throw a great deal of dirt on many people tightly packed together. You can have the capability to do that and still be sane, you are insane when you act to make it a reality.
As far as the rock chuckers are concerned, talk to Hamas regarding the heroes that deploy their arms in schools, houses, mosques etc...
When you use those terms an Albertan will draw up some image based on person experience in the 'location I happen to be in'. That may not be the best definition when Gaza is involved, define the terms listed below where I have put down a short description of what I think it means (to me) when applied to Gaza and Israel.
Hamas, anybody in Gaza that has anything to do with any government function be it law enforcement or civil infrastructure. They are all classified as terrorists by Israel. Hospital workers become sympathizers so they can be bombed only after a campaign begins as attacking before the victims arrive would be unethical and illegal. Waiting till the wounded get bunched up before hitting them again get away from the 'double-tap' war crimes charge (but not the conspiracy)
Schools, a place children have to be sent to even though there are no supplies at the school so singing class is very popular. They are given an open area with playground equipment on it. Outside of school hours that equipment is 'terrorist training facility', That would apply to lunch hour also that is why all the kids go home for lunch which helps the IDF drones track each head literally using facial recognition software. All that data is used by the IDF to draw up a target list for the next campaign. Targeting children is also a tactic used to get at the parents.
Houses, the IDF would know which houses people meet at and targeting is probably done by phones just before the campaign and the whole house is destroyed to get the one with the phone number.
Etc.
Sure, you'd prefer that those that you feel are the wrongdoers simply stand idly by whilst their homes, schools and synagogues are indiscriminately blown to bits.
I've never said that or implied that. Give Hamas the tools they need to send their 'unarmed' rockets 'up' but have them do an controlled landing at a military complex.
The rockets coming out of Gaza can barely make a small hole.
Israeli army bombing the palestinian people in Gaza during the Ramadan - YouTube
See, this is where we differ on this specific issue...
I'm leaning that if the military can't fight wars amongst themselves then then they should all retire because I'm pretty sure the civilians would all say they prefer not to be bombed, let alone by bombs built with their own taxes. Just where are you 'on the issue'? I think North America could advance it's cause in Central America by taking in all the children for 20 years and then sending them back home when they can take over control of the govt and what we teach them in the 20 years we have them is how the next 200 years should go.
Show them Detroit, they might not want to stay at all and the stories back home may solve the gunfights as you can't laugh and aim at the same time.
I, personally don't give a flying fukk who did what to whom or what happened 10 or 10,000 years ago...
So, are you demanding the world do the same? You could stick to subjects that doesn't have a history greater than 10 days.
The only issue here for me is the heinous and reprehensible act by one group to push their women and children into extreme danger, and all for a PR campaign and photo op.
Israel should let the camera guys in, expose the deception even faster, right?
No speculation on that... One group of old men are more than willing to sacrifice the lives of others (being children/women) in order to fuel a centuries old grudge match.
UN 181 happened in 1947, the right of return for the Arabs that were exiled is what this conflict is about. That is why Gaza will win in the end.
That's twice in one post, are you feeling dizzy also. Nothing a little 9/11 update won't cure.
