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Re: Is the Palestinian Cause Dead? The Latest Terror Attacks
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Date: 
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:22:00 GMT
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> If the
> commoners are going to shield the villains with their lives, then they should
> expect to get killed.

Everything I have read suggests that those in the area had no idea this guy
was there.


> And, Israel wants to minimize the number of sons and
> daughters of their own that are killed, so sending in ground troops would have
> been foolish.

Dropping bombs on residential areas is like pouring petrol on to flames. It
will not reduce the level of conflict in the longer-term. How many people
did that bomb radicalise? 10? 100? 1000?

> 
> Now I do think that waging a half-assed military campaign is a bad call for the
> Israelis.  They ought to either conquer or not.

No, they ought to respect international law.

Scott A



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  Re: Is the Palestinian Cause Dead? The Latest Terror Attacks
 
(...) because (...) I think it amounts to the same thing. I guess I'd prefer clinical detachment when discussing these issues. (...) Well, I don't think there's anything exactly wrong with that, as is. If the commoners are going to shield the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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