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DemocraticPatriot

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14. The poster didn't say that President Biden called anything a 'war crime'...
Thu Feb 8, 2024, 11:34 PM
Feb 2024

so rein in the 'adding words into other people's posts'.

That was clearly their own opinion on the matter--- and I might add, the opinion of a great many others in regard to certain specific actions in this war, that war crimes have been committed there. As for myself, I would say that war crimes *may have* been committed by some members of the IDF, and those who gave specific orders.

Bombing hospitals, ambulances and refugee camps??? Certainly a credible argument can be made that those were 'war crimes'....
regardless of whether one or two terrorists were suspected to be hiding in the basement.

Now before you get up on your high horse, I do also state that many of the acts committed by Hamas on October 7th and since, were clearly war crimes: crimes against humanity. What they did in no way excuses the level of 'collateral damage' that Israel has caused to civilians in Gaza--

Israel suffered about 1200 casualties on Oct. 7th. The deaths in Gaza are now approching 30,000.

President Biden was ESPECIALLY correct when he used the words "over the top".


I don't believe that the Israeli campaign against Gaza is deliberate genocide or ethnic cleansing by their definitions---
but I can understand why some people would believe it to be so---
especially those who wake up (or never wake up) on the wrong side of the bombs.


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war crimes Tetrachloride Feb 2024 #1
Where in the world did President Biden mention war crimes TexasDem69 Feb 2024 #3
The poster didn't say that President Biden called anything a 'war crime'... DemocraticPatriot Feb 2024 #14
That's kinda funny because I never heard him say anything about war crimes. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #5
They never said that Biden mentioned 'war crimes'. DemocraticPatriot Feb 2024 #15
Yeah, I read your other reply and it's my opinion that the poster is alluding MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #16
your opinion faces up as incorrect IMHO, the other poster clearly was not insinuating Biden called it war crimes Celerity Feb 2024 #18
That's your opinion, not mine. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #19
What I Caught For Meaing In The Post, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 2024 #23
If, Sir, the poster does this: Celerity Feb 2024 #24
That's The Prediction Of An Extremely Jaundiced Prophet, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 2024 #25
I agree. Kath2 Feb 2024 #2
It is disgusting that Israel has to negotiate with terrorists ripcord Feb 2024 #6
Ok, a cease fire is instituted, now what? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #7
I am for the US ceasing military support. David__77 Feb 2024 #8
Israel probably won't be getting any hostages back alive ripcord Feb 2024 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author AloeVera Feb 2024 #9
Hamas offered to return them in exchange for a ceasefire. AloeVera Feb 2024 #10
It was unwise to negotiate at all. Previous such actions precipitated this one. TheKentuckian Feb 2024 #11
Do you see? AloeVera Feb 2024 #20
So reward Hamas for taking hostages in the first place which will inspire them to take more MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #12
That Does Seem the Plan, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2024 #17
I suppose you could take it up with President Biden AloeVera Feb 2024 #21
He Is Pushing For A Cease-Fire And Freeing Of Kidnapped Captives, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2024 #26
But that's exactly what Hamas offered mere days ago. AloeVera Feb 2024 #27
Not Exactly, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2024 #28
The ceasefire was way too long ripcord Feb 2024 #13
'''...pushing very hard now to get a sustained pause" in fighting that could also free the remaining hostages in Gaza. Cha Feb 2024 #22
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