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Hamas is friends with Iran, and Iran friends with Putin. So, yeah. But as it was, the US Congress was at loggerheads about moving ahead with Biden's foreign military spending. An attack on Israel may well cause a tide that raises all boats, so to speak, freeing up aid to Ukraine as well as Israel. A Putin plan that backfires? Never, lol.
We'll see, but the connection between Putin and Iran is exactly why I am thinking this. Its just all to perfectly coincidental.
sadly the language being used on both sides does not bode well for Civilians caught in the middle of this
I think it funny China advocating in a 2 nation state while crushing all minoroties back home.
Did summary executions ever deter others from sleeping on guard duty? History is full of examples of that. If you have no means to resist, then an execution of a terrorist encourages others to not follow the example of their late associate. It isn't 100% effective but it is better than attempting to talk the terrorists to death.Do summary executions ever have moderating influence? If your brother was deemed by an invader as a terrorist and executed, would you feel moderated? If Hamas kills the Jewish hostages, does Israel feel moderated? No, everyone seeks retribution.
I'd argue it's the inverse. The execution of a terrorist encourages others to follow the example of their late associate. Terrorists are made, not born.If you have no means to resist, then an execution of a terrorist encourages others to not follow the example of their late associate.
"Has the death penalty stopped people from committing murder? Nope." The person who was executed has been stopped from further atrocities.Get real, no it doesn't. Violence only breeds more violence. Has the death penalty stopped people from committing murder? Nope.
Did summary executions ever deter others from sleeping on guard duty? History is full of examples of that. If you have no means to resist, then an execution of a terrorist encourages others to not follow the example of their late associate. It isn't 100% effective but it is better than attempting to talk the terrorists to death.
"Has the death penalty stopped people from committing murder? Nope." The person who was executed has been stopped from further atrocities.
"Has the death penalty stopped people from committing murder? Nope." The person who was executed has been stopped from further atrocities.
It is hard to believe the level of sophistry I'm hearing & reading about this. The level of barbarism that Hamas has not only exhibited but also recorded and broadcast on the internet to publicize their level of cruelty is unprecedented. That such behavior is not soundly and universally condemned is shameful.I think your kid's been on the PC again. Maybe get him to define which terrorists he's talking about: Israel or Hamas.
It is hard to believe the level of sophistry I'm hearing & reading about this. The level of barbarism that Hamas has not only exhibited but also recorded and broadcast on the internet to publicize their level of cruelty is unprecedented. That such behavior is not soundly and universally condemned is shameful.
Of course it's condemned. I sure think it's atrocious and would like to see them rounded up and prosecuted.
That doesn't, however, mean Israel gets a free pass to commit its own crimes. Criticizing Israel is not the same as supporting Hamas. That's an excluded-middle fallacy.