• capital@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    People like the above imagine a country could defend itself while rigidly adhering to a “never under any circumstances attack protected buildings even if we’re currently being shot at out of one”.

    I wonder how people like this imagine war works.

    Y’all remember that Reno 911 episode where they’re chasing some perp and he crosses some state or county line and they all just stop and throw up their hands because he left their jurisdiction? It’d be like that except the guy is shooting at you.

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        1 year ago

        I could be wrong but I think they may be looking for those people who were abducted?

        But also they’d be much safer if they killed all of Hamas.

        It’s like the Department of Defense in the US used to be called the Department of War. Call it whatever you want but an attack like what happened on Oct, 7th doesn’t go unanswered.

        Honestly fuck anyone who thinks anyone should just take that on the chin and not respond.

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          1 year ago

          200 people abducted/held hostage, refuses any attempts to trade the hostages and instead kill 13k civilians, including 6220 children.

          Yeah seems like a proportional response

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            1 year ago

            What’s a proportional response? I’m genuinely asking. I agree that the above is NOT a proportional response. But also I haven’t seen anyone say what they think would be.

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              1 year ago

              Use special forces to take out Hamas members specifically instead of indiscriminately bombing civilians, cutting off all food/water/power, literally saying any civilian left is Hamas, etc… just as a start maybe.