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Originally Posted by Sliver
Hey just curious if there is anybody in here who was originally supportive of Israel's response, but now thinks it has gone too far? If so, what was the point at which you shifted your thoughts?
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I don't know if I completely fall in this category or not but I'd say on Oct.8 I was fully in favour of Israeli forces invading Gaza in order to wipe out Hamas. I recognized that there would be civilian deaths like there is in any urban conflict but I hoped that one of the most advanced militaries in the world would be able to target the enemy while minimizing civilian deaths. I'm still in favour of that but the way Israel has gone about it has been too reckless in their disregard for civilian casualties (I'm still not sold that Israel is targeting civilians). Yes, Hamas itself has a large part to play in these civilian casualties but Israel could do better. Israel obviously made the calculation (possibly right from the start) that the lives of IDF soldiers were more valuable than those of Gazan civilians. Otherwise, they would have had a much more directed attack which would have resulted in more IDF deaths, would be slower, more costly, and with less chance of succeeding in destroying Hamas.