I really didn't want to get into this debate, and my response wasn't meant to pick sides, I was just interested in how a guerrilla movement would work?
but since you insist...
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1) Israel wasn't occupying Gaza. They left in 2005. Hamas doesn't represent the Palestinian people. They formed the Gaza government only.
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Gaza and the West Bank are definitely occupied territories. Israel controls all border crossings which includes anything going into and out of the zone, hence the economic blockade for the past 18 months. Israel controls all airspace and naval areas in the region.
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2) Hamas fired 3000+ rockets at Israel during a "ceasefire" with no retaliation
3) Hamas unilaterally declaired the "ceasefire" over and pummelled Israeli territory with 200 missiles and numerous mortar attacks before Israel fired back
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This is just not true. Israel broke the ceasefire two month ago. They also never ended the blockade which was one of the conditions of the "ceasefire" to begin with.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KntmpoRXFX4
I have also noticed that no one mentioned that there are elections in Israel next month.
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Okinawa cost the Americans 100,000 casualties. 1 in 4 Okinawan was killed in the invasion. 220,000 or 5+ million. Which do you choose? Don't cop-out and give the lame "neither" answer. That wasn't an option.
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It was just too much for me to ignore when the poster repeatedly said he would never target civilians because it was the act of terrorists and then somewhat justify the A-bomb drop on civilians a paragraph later.
And no ... I could never see myself ever agreeing to drop a nuclear bomb on a city of civilians no matter what the circumstances.
I have no interest in continuing this discussion. From my experience on the subject, people are either pro-Arab and will support the Palestinians no matter what, or people are pro-Israelis and will support the Israelis no matter what.
Again I am sorry if I offended anyone. It wasn't intentional. I do not support either side, although I will admit to being more sympathetic to the Palestinians, I find it difficult not to.