“People at the UN know that Israel is defending the lives of it’s citizens against radical Islam and the ONLY thing radical Islam (or secular PLO) understands is MASSIVE DISPROPORTIONAL ATTACKS.”
In my opinion, the only thing that a weaker enemy who won’t play by the rules understands is MASSIVE, GROSSLY DISPROPORTIONAL, OUTRAGEOUS ATTACKS. So bad, that grandparents will tell their descendents about 75 years from now in hushed tones. In the long run, that type of war results in fewer casualties and a longer peace. Russians understand this.
I laugh when I read about how people are whining about the children who were killed in UN schools. I want to know where the UN was when Hamas was setting up shop and the missile launchers next door, or in the parking lot. Where were the older brothers of those children? Where were their parents? Certainly, there are a lot more Palestinians than Hamas members. You would think that they could wipe out Hamas themselves with nothing more that bricks and iron pipes.
I don’t recall a lot of whining when we carpet-bombed entire cities in World War II, killing tens of thousands of civilians at a crack. We did this, because those people, including their children, were supporting the war machinery that was trying to kill us. It really IS that simple.
Exactly.
Except that Hamas et al. routinely -- and publicly -- execute anyone they suspect of "collaborating" with the enemy. They've been doing it for years, pour encourager les autres. IIRC they just executed another 30 a couple of weeks ago.