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To: SmithL

How is what Israel is doing different from the American firebombing of Tokyo?


3 posted on 01/07/2009 7:04:51 PM PST by dbz77
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To: dbz77
"How is what Israel is doing different from the American firebombing of Tokyo?

Israel goes to lengths to to avoid non-combatants and Gaza isn't quite all ruble and ash.

5 posted on 01/07/2009 7:14:34 PM PST by freedom9
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To: dbz77
How is what Israel is doing different from the American firebombing of Tokyo?

It is considerably different.

Israel's bombing is precision targeting of rocket sites and Hamas sites.

Civilians are being warned to evacuate prior to the attacks.

American Firebombing was indiscriminate and intended to obliterate broad swathes of a city with a view to creating huge loss of life (100,000 died) and encourage the subsequent surrender by the government.

There is no comparison, the Israeli action is vastly more "humanitarian" in it's execution, but it is a different tactic for a different situation. One is to destroy the capabilities of relatively small but annoying, terror regime, the other was to break the will of a nation and it's legitimate government that were engaged in all out war.

Different horses for different courses.

6 posted on 01/07/2009 7:20:08 PM PST by Wil H (No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume No Records, No References, Nobama..)
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How is what Israel is doing different from the American firebombing of Tokyo?

Sounds trollish to me....

8 posted on 01/07/2009 7:26:48 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain, Pro Deo et Patria)
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To: dbz77

These are not indiscriminate attacks designed to maximize civilian casualties, like firebombing. They are the exact opposite.


13 posted on 01/08/2009 9:35:51 AM PST by rmlew (The loyal opposition to a regime dedicated to overthrowing the Constitution are accomplices.)
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To: dbz77
How is what Israel is doing different from the American firebombing of Tokyo?

Israel doesn't have any B-17's.

L

14 posted on 01/08/2009 9:39:21 AM PST by Lurker ("America is at that awkward stage. " Claire Wolfe, call your office.)
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