reply to post by Harlequin
So Harlequin, why would Hamas fire from a school in 2007? Could it quite possibly be for the same reason they are firing from schools in 2009? Spin
it any way you want and in any manner you like. The truth of the matter is Hamas uses civilian structures like schools and hospitals and mosques to
wage their terror. It is purely undeniable.
It is just as undeniable as the fact that Israel has also done many terrible things.
War is terrible! When did we lose sight of this fact? When did we lose sight of the fact that the allies carpet bombed Berlin and Germany did the
same to London? When did we lose sight of the fact that war is inherently evil and evils happen from both sides? When did we lose sight of the fact
that in any war in recorded history civilians died?
Now, even in the face of a specific Hamas leader who said 80% killed had been Hamas, we call fowl on Israel and only Israel when both are in the
wrong. It's like the parent who doesn't punish their kid for doing something wrong in school and instead blames the teacher. When will Hamas
accept responsibility for putting their citizens in danger? When will they accept responsibility for firing rockets and mortars at Israeli civilians
(that being their primary target with these attacks makes me sick). When will Hamas accept responsibility for firing from civilian structures? Oh,
wait Hamas is accepting responsibility now as Israel wipes them off the face of the earth.
I do not condone what Israel has done. However, I also don't condone what Hamas has done. I don't condone either of their ideologies. I don't
condone Israel's blockades, Hamas' attacks, or Israel's war. It is two extreme ideologies clashing against each other. Let them clash. Taking
sides will only encourage these ideologies in one way or another.
[edit on 6-1-2009 by Bugman82]
