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Envitro · 11-19-2012, 09:54 AM

I don't blame the civilians, I feel quite sorry for them as they are pawns used by both Hezbollah and Hamas (and others) to achieve their PR and military goals.

I can't find the reference now, but I recall many articles during the Cast Lead operations from reputable sources that said that when Israel warned the inhabitants of particular apartment buildings that they will be attacking in 5-10 minutes and even gave warning shots for people to get out, there would be militants at the base of the building forcing people to go back in and even shooting some so that when Israel bombed that location there would be more collateral damage to be used in propaganda.

There is no easy solution for this. Israel goes seemingly out of their way to warn people to get out harms way, but the other side targets civilians as that is their only effective weapon. All they can do is generate fear in the Israeli civilian population for their political gains. There is only one word for it: "terrorism".

And Israel is not without blame. I'm sure that there have been questionable decisions at both the government level and military planning level, and even on the ground, but to say that both sides are equally to blame is preposterous.

11-19-2012, 09:54 AM	#200
Envitro First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saddledome, Calgary Exp:	I don't blame the civilians, I feel quite sorry for them as they are pawns used by both Hezbollah and Hamas (and others) to achieve their PR and military goals. I can't find the reference now, but I recall many articles during the Cast Lead operations from reputable sources that said that when Israel warned the inhabitants of particular apartment buildings that they will be attacking in 5-10 minutes and even gave warning shots for people to get out, there would be militants at the base of the building forcing people to go back in and even shooting some so that when Israel bombed that location there would be more collateral damage to be used in propaganda. There is no easy solution for this. Israel goes seemingly out of their way to warn people to get out harms way, but the other side targets civilians as that is their only effective weapon. All they can do is generate fear in the Israeli civilian population for their political gains. There is only one word for it: "terrorism". And Israel is not without blame. I'm sure that there have been questionable decisions at both the government level and military planning level, and even on the ground, but to say that both sides are equally to blame is preposterous.