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Calculating

(2,957 posts)
Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:24 PM Oct 2023

Adjusted for population, the Hamas attack would be like killing nearly 40,000 Americans

This is why the people crying about sympathy for the Palestinians will ultimately not be heard. This attack was absolutely horrendous for the nation of Israel. Worse than 9-11 when you consider their much smaller population. Think to yourself, what would Russia do if someone fired 5000 rockets into Moscow and invaded killing and kidnapping tens of thousands of people? What would we do? I won't be surprised if Israel simply razes Gaza, kicks everyone out, and annexes the land.

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Adjusted for population, the Hamas attack would be like killing nearly 40,000 Americans (Original Post) Calculating Oct 2023 OP
Trump killed over 1,000,000 Americans with the CoVID virus. roamer65 Oct 2023 #1
And how many Chinese? milestogo Oct 2023 #2
If Israel enters Gaza and mows down or displaces 2,000,000 Gazans, LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #3

LuckyCharms

(17,459 posts)
3. If Israel enters Gaza and mows down or displaces 2,000,000 Gazans,
Wed Oct 11, 2023, 08:43 PM
Oct 2023

then that would be the equivalent of killing or displacing 332,000,000 Americans.

Israel's goal is going to be to decapitate Hamas.

How they do that without killing innocents is the problem.

And this is the eternal dilemma.

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