"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:20:07 -0500, Marty wrote:

So, war crimes beget war crimes? Firing rockets indiscriminately is a
war crime, but then, so is using phosphorus in crowded civilian areas.

So, how would you stop them?

They can't be stopped. You should know that. From where I sit, Israel
just gave Hamas a very powerful tool. Hamas is a terrorist organization,
and what do terrorists do? So now, what does Israel do when Hamas fires
more rockets? And on, and on, it goes.


That's the pessimistic attitude. Israel attacked and so far Hamas has
stopped firing the rockets. I think it's possible for the situation to get
resolved. Remember... Egypt and Jordan were also enemies. Now, they tolerate
Israel. Even Syria isn't interested in armed conflict. You'll note they did
nothing when the Israeli airforce took out their nuclear power plant.
Lebannon hasn't done much since the Israelis withdrew (even with Hezbollah
in charge in a somewhat failed state).

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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:03:11 -0800, "Capt. JG"
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:20:07 -0500, Marty wrote:

So, war crimes beget war crimes? Firing rockets indiscriminately is a
war crime, but then, so is using phosphorus in crowded civilian areas.

So, how would you stop them?

They can't be stopped. You should know that. From where I sit, Israel
just gave Hamas a very powerful tool. Hamas is a terrorist organization,
and what do terrorists do? So now, what does Israel do when Hamas fires
more rockets? And on, and on, it goes.


That's the pessimistic attitude. Israel attacked and so far Hamas has
stopped firing the rockets. I think it's possible for the situation to get
resolved.

I think, based on all known history, that you are foolishly
optimistic. Hamas uses any ceasefire to regroup and re-arm for the
next round. Syria is probably supplying them with more missles and
other aid.

This is not exactly a new pattern, I'm talking about.

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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:03:11 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:20:07 -0500, Marty wrote:

So, war crimes beget war crimes? Firing rockets indiscriminately is a
war crime, but then, so is using phosphorus in crowded civilian areas.

So, how would you stop them?

They can't be stopped. You should know that. From where I sit, Israel
just gave Hamas a very powerful tool. Hamas is a terrorist
organization,
and what do terrorists do? So now, what does Israel do when Hamas fires
more rockets? And on, and on, it goes.


That's the pessimistic attitude. Israel attacked and so far Hamas has
stopped firing the rockets. I think it's possible for the situation to get
resolved.

I think, based on all known history, that you are foolishly
optimistic. Hamas uses any ceasefire to regroup and re-arm for the
next round. Syria is probably supplying them with more missles and
other aid.

This is not exactly a new pattern, I'm talking about.



Hope for the best, plan for the worst...

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