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Redleg

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118. I don't think the whole world blames Israel for defending itself

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 11:03 AM

Dec 2024

or for the terrorist attacks on its citizens. I for one don't blame them. I do reserve the right to criticize how they wage war against their enemies, even when their cause is just, as it is against Hamas.

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Bibi and his monsters are bombing the shit out of Beirut today [View all] malaise Nov 2024 OP

"The West is complicit" carved in history. marble falls Nov 2024 #1

Yeah I blame the Romans. NT Jk23 Nov 2024 #37

I blame Biggeth Dicketh Redleg Nov 2024 #45

I mean seriously what have the romans ever done for us? Jk23 Nov 2024 #47

Nice! Redleg Nov 2024 #50

Israel has to keep using up those weapons. They have essentially no economy other than weapons and bulldozers. Jit423 Nov 2024 #102

You forgot diamonds. DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 2024 #109

Not much to hang onto since diamonds can now be made in a lab setting. Jit423 Dec 2024 #123

It would help if all the various Jihadi groups stopped attacking Israel JI7 Nov 2024 #2

Bingo! jimfields33 Nov 2024 #3

200+ rockets launched by Hezbollah just a day and a half ago Amishman Nov 2024 #40

This will not stop until the west refuses to send weapons. To either side. lindysalsagal Nov 2024 #4

War is the ultimate consumable. The West could Maru Kitteh Nov 2024 #27

Agreed. lindysalsagal Nov 2024 #43

No simple answer GrayJedi Nov 2024 #33

Wish I could disagree with you, but our entire species isn't evolving fast enough to prevent our lindysalsagal Nov 2024 #44

To either side? The West does not supply the terrorist side, Iran does EX500rider Nov 2024 #58

Of course. But Iran and the terrorists want to bring us onto their side. lindysalsagal Nov 2024 #61

What they are trying to do is eliminate Israel & will continue trying to do regardless of US support of Israel EX500rider Nov 2024 #83

The west doesn't send weapons to Hamas or Hezbollah. nycbos Nov 2024 #79

Yesterday, the news said he had agreed to peace. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #5

Truce. A 60-day truce. And it takes more that one side to agree to a truce. Beastly Boy Nov 2024 #10

I'd hope our friend, Bibi, would take the high road. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #15

How would you suggest our friend Bibi should take the hight road? Beastly Boy Nov 2024 #17

Don't act like the NAZIs. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #22

Could you be more specific? Beastly Boy Nov 2024 #25

Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany Mountainguy Nov 2024 #87

Doesn't stop people from doing it. Causing the descendents of those exterminated by Nazis dehumanizes them AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #103

Yeah, ikr, it's starting to get REALLY tiresome!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2024 #53

Maybe HAMAs/Islamic Jihad/Hizbollah should take the high road and stop MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #56

Approved in principle. Igel Nov 2024 #36

Did hezbollah agree? Sundance1220 Nov 2024 #13

Doesn't really matter when Bibi expands war to more and more countries. I mean, enemies. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #16

Are you completely ignorant of the fact Sundance1220 Nov 2024 #19

I'm not ignorant of the situation. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #23

It was investigated several times Sundance1220 Nov 2024 #24

It was not an "accident" soandso Nov 2024 #70

Please tell me why the Maronites in Beirut should have their lives and homes destroyed. quaint Nov 2024 #26

Because they stood in the way of progress Redleg Nov 2024 #46

Nailed it malaise Nov 2024 #41

Just for context haele Dec 2024 #117

i'm sure he called Donald before the bombing started. kentuck Nov 2024 #6

Hardly matters malaise Nov 2024 #42

Who are they bombing in Beirut? And why? Beastly Boy Nov 2024 #7

Hamas DeepWinter Nov 2024 #9

Human beings malaise Nov 2024 #11

Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #18

Wild guess? calilama Nov 2024 #29

Pali is a racial slur peregrinus Nov 2024 #34

Apparently it isn't as I'm quite sure it was ruled on and allowed to stand. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #52

It's not that Bibi is defending his state, it's about how he is defending his state Redleg Nov 2024 #48

If Israel does nothing, the attacks will increase in quanity and horror as they would look weak. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #101

I didn't say they should do nothing Redleg Dec 2024 #114

A final push before tsf takes orifice and gets to claim "peace" getagrip_already Nov 2024 #8

Has hezbollah and pij stopped lobbing missiles? Sundance1220 Nov 2024 #12

JFC, there are more ways than one to skin a cat Redleg Nov 2024 #49

I guess we shouldn't have gone to war with Japan after Pearl Harbor. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #54

Oh, but that's different because, you know........... MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #57

I would think a veteran would have some deference for the rules of war Redleg Nov 2024 #68

First of all, thank you for your service, secondly, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #75

It's called red herring and straw man logical fallacies. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #86

If you are referring to my post, please point out the red herring and straw man arguments Redleg Dec 2024 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #113

I never said you said that, I just stated that people have a right to object Redleg Dec 2024 #115

You implied it. nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2024 #119

My apologies, that was not intended Redleg Dec 2024 #121

No problem. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2024 #122

Another WWII reference Redleg Nov 2024 #67

The Japanese people celebrated Pearl Harbor on the streets. Innocents died in Doolittle's Raid AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #85

I don't think the whole world blames Israel for defending itself Redleg Dec 2024 #118

Well, I for one, don't feel Sundance1220 Nov 2024 #62

I can empathize and feel badly for the citizens of Israel Redleg Nov 2024 #69

I agree mostly Sundance1220 Nov 2024 #81

It's because of that star on the flag and people who use that star as a symbol. The traditional whipping boy of AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #99

They can do with no help from us alarimer Nov 2024 #89

I cry. quaint Nov 2024 #14

Excellent news! Thanks for sharing! I hope the West is complicit in destroying Hezbollah! tritsofme Nov 2024 #20

Leave "the west" out of this, please Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #21

Fascinating indeed sarisataka Nov 2024 #30

Muslim-Americans voted for Trump because of Biden administration policy Rob H. Nov 2024 #65

If they were that short-sighted with their votes, they deserve exactly what's coming to them Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #72

Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #73

Oh, I'm sure Donnie's going to give them everything they want 🙄 Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #76

Or Mountainguy Nov 2024 #110

Ok, but are they pressuring... OneGrassRoot Nov 2024 #111

Not my problem JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #28

Good. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #31

Oh well. Basso8vb Nov 2024 #32

Oh Geee... who could have seen THAt coming after Nov 5? Happy Hoosier Nov 2024 #35

Perhaps the Lebanese will get the message and stop the launching of missiles from their territory Jose Garcia Nov 2024 #38

A novel concept. nycbos Nov 2024 #82

Has Jill Stein made any comment sarisataka Nov 2024 #39

Yes, but we are waiting for it to be translated from Russian Jose Garcia Nov 2024 #84

Yeah, bomb the shit of Lebanon and expect a peace treaty no_hypocrisy Nov 2024 #51

Maybe if Hizbollah stopped bombing N. Israel with drones/missiles/rockets, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #55

And... Peace Treaty announced. maxsolomon Nov 2024 #59

Given Hizbollah's past performances, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #60

Worth a shot or not? maxsolomon Nov 2024 #71

As do I, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #74

The IDF will probably keep killing people, including civilians, regardless Rob H. Nov 2024 #64

They want the whole thing alarimer Nov 2024 #90

I guess the genocidal mantra "from the river to the sea" is just a political slogan AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #92

Ethnic cleansing? MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #93

Yet those benevolent freedom fighting Hamas and Hezbollah fighters can do the same and nary a word AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #91

The IDF, the self-proclaimed "most moral army in the world," Rob H. Nov 2024 #94

Yet every ceasefire has been broken by Hamas and Hezbollah. But don't let facts get in the way of your dogma. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #95

I was mourning the dead along with everyone else Rob H. Nov 2024 #96

Yes. If only Israel ceases to exist. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #98

Good thing we gave Israel a 30-day deadline to let aid into Gaza or face unspecified consequences Rob H. Nov 2024 #63

I'm sick of the rest of the planet being held hostage by that region. tenderfoot Nov 2024 #66

Maybe Lebanon should stop harboring a terrorist group? nycbos Nov 2024 #77

+100. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2024 #78

The Israeli fascist can get away with anything, just like tRump.nt yaesu Nov 2024 #80

You have a point malaise Nov 2024 #100

That's anti-semetic! tenderfoot Nov 2024 #105

He is such a piece of shit. alarimer Nov 2024 #88

Do they not have term limits for their leaders? Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #97

No, I can't think of a parliamentary democracy that has anything like term limits. tritsofme Nov 2024 #108

Thank you! Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #112

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2024 #104

And Lindsay is Traildogbob Nov 2024 #106

DuRec leftstreet Nov 2024 #107

I support Biden's complicity in the destruction of Hamas and Hezbollah. nt LexVegas Dec 2024 #120