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Originally Posted by pepper24
Hopefully Israel handles it better this time. If anything I don't think they have any choice after the first debacle.
Fire warning shots, block the ship, disable their engines etc. but only the last resort should be to go on board like last time. We know how that'll end up. I think it's clear that the folks on the boats aren't the peaceful protestors that they originally claimed but at the same time they aren't armed with powerful weapons so there's little reason for any force unless all other options fail.
Too much is on the line. Any force by Israel, justified or not, will end up as another black eye.
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True. Unfortunate. And it shouldn't as they are fighting psychopaths for their own survival. If things were 'normal' Israel would get the world's
benefit of the doubt. They don't. As seen throughout this thread there are many who post on CP that will blame Israel no matter what and give a pass to their neighbours no matter what.
History has no meaning for these people as they willfully choose to ignore it. I and other can type until our fingers bleed pointing out how
Israel has continuously made concessions to their opponents (Hezbollah and Hamas) only to be rewarded with more attacks and that more concessions to these people will NOT lead to peace. Hence the wall, the blockade, and the continuous military diligence.
there's little reason for any force unless all other options fail
Here is something we can debate. The combatants gave the Israelis little choice. It was an ambush.
The videos show them laying in wait and attacking the soldiers as they landed on the ship. Not with fists....with weapons.
Even preparing them.
As for stopping a large vessel without boarding or sinking it is close to physically (and I mean physics) impossible.