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32. The Palestinians do not want our help? Please explain. n/t

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 06:05 PM

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Bombs to stop genocide in Iraq. Wtf DO WE CALL WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN GAZA? [View all] elehhhhna Aug 2014 OP

ISIS needs a better lobbying firm to cut checks to US politicans NightWatcher Aug 2014 #1

I'm not sure I understand your point Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #2

I have a feeling if we were bombing Israel LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #7

I suggest we bomb nobody and the irony is off the fucking charts here elehhhhna Aug 2014 #13

Of course it would be nice if the world were exactly that way LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #14

My ex used to say that all the time laundry_queen Aug 2014 #50

you're my hero, l-q!!! elehhhhna Aug 2014 #77

+1! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #101

Third Way blase. woo me with science Aug 2014 #125

You sound like a sociopath with that creepy comment Ash_F Aug 2014 #61

That's right.... ReRe Aug 2014 #63

But we have to bomb "somebody"... kentuck Aug 2014 #46

What makes you think and say that the OP author wants to bomb Israel? No one here has advocated rhett o rick Aug 2014 #20

I didn't see that either. ballyhoo Aug 2014 #39

Neither did I. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #102

Or obxhead Aug 2014 #37

That would be a very, very few, if any at all, since most people here oppose sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #129

Are you suggesting we bomb Israel? nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #3

money enid602 Aug 2014 #29

ISIS just swooped in, cleaned out Iraqi banks and military supplies we sent to Iraq's government. ancianita Aug 2014 #56

Debunked.Not true after all. elehhhhna Aug 2014 #78

Debunked by whom? I'm trying to get the facts straight. VICE reports don't seem to help. Not sure ancianita Aug 2014 #82

google, i'm tired. elehhhhna Aug 2014 #84

Sorry. I'll keep researching. Found lots more stuff in wikipedia than anywhere else so far. Thanks. ancianita Aug 2014 #87

What? Strawman via question. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #41

ISIS does not "buy" billions in weapons after we give them the money up front nt msongs Aug 2014 #4

Orwellian is another word for the sheer balls of the mass media. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #5

and our CINC now, imo elehhhhna Aug 2014 #8

It's fucking not genocide. If it were, there'd be hundreds of thousands of dead people in Gaza. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #52

So hundreds of thousands starving... blackspade Aug 2014 #55

He would prefer the term "mowing the grass", reducing the value of human life to that of plant life Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #65

siege enid602 Aug 2014 #95

Hitler and the Nazis didn't kill 6 million Jews + in one day notadmblnd Aug 2014 #76

About 11 million people over a period of 4 years oberliner Aug 2014 #89

I may not have the numbers right, but my point is that it didn't happen in one day notadmblnd Aug 2014 #90

So you think Palestinians may be in danger of that same fate? oberliner Aug 2014 #100

Yes. notadmblnd Aug 2014 #113

Bibi's not done yet, oh great decider of genocide/not genocide. elehhhhna Aug 2014 #80

hundreds are dead MFM008 Aug 2014 #126

I understand your point Skidmore Aug 2014 #6

Some do not want to understand because it would rip their hypocrisy apart..they will deflect. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #9

Except we created this shit in Iraq under bush and the President is trying to do the best thing Cha Aug 2014 #19

Indeed. Skidmore Aug 2014 #21

Oh dear.. see what I'm missing by not having a tv! Cha Aug 2014 #24

You're better off, especially when Cheney is on..ugh. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #30

I have stifled the urge more than once today to Skidmore Aug 2014 #31

See.. I turned off all corporate news in 2002.. ya'll have stronger stomach's than I. I wanted to Cha Aug 2014 #47

No, we did not. obxhead Aug 2014 #42

Yes, bush created the shit. Cha Aug 2014 #48

Bush 1 did obxhead Aug 2014 #53

So did all in Congress who voted for it. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #93

Bombing for peace AGAIN, eh? elehhhhna Aug 2014 #81

Oh yes, elehhhhhnaaaa "bushesque" and all that shit.. wah wah wah wah you got your talking Cha Aug 2014 #85

what a thoughtful response elehhhhna Aug 2014 #88

and your OP was... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #91

True, but the US does fund the Israel/Palistine conflict. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #92

Are there any US military contractors in Gaza? leftstreet Aug 2014 #10

+1000 DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #11

Asked hubby the same thing malaise Aug 2014 #12

Mowing the grass... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #15

the palestinians do not want our help hopemountain Aug 2014 #16

Mahalo hopemountain.. you said it so much better than I.. just added that Cha Aug 2014 #18

And I just want to add something else... Violet_Crumble Aug 2014 #97

+1! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #104

...^ that 840high Aug 2014 #23

^^^This^^^ sheshe2 Aug 2014 #25

But it was wrong. They don't ask for US assistance because the US is complicit... Violet_Crumble Aug 2014 #98

The Palestinians do not want our help? Please explain. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #32

Precisely which Iraqis asked for our help swilton Aug 2014 #36

Why would the Palestinians want our help? obxhead Aug 2014 #45

Perhaps help in the form of not arming and funding those who are carpet bombing them? woo me with science Aug 2014 #79

Except the United States Under Bush Created this Shit in Iraq and President Obama is Cha Aug 2014 #17

agreed, cha ~ hopemountain Aug 2014 #22

It's unbearably sad what happened 11 years ago when bush Bombed the shit out of Iraq.. so Cha Aug 2014 #26

That is somewhat a revision of history. former9thward Aug 2014 #34

It could also be said the POTUS is trying to help fix a horrible war crime Rex Aug 2014 #28

Or what has gone on for 3 years in Syria. n/t pampango Aug 2014 #27

100,000 dead Syrians don't count - the Jews weren't killing them Baclava Aug 2014 #33

we are not bankrolling Assad riverwalker Aug 2014 #49

I didn't say anything about Assad - we are heading for a regional war Baclava Aug 2014 #51

POTENTIAL genocide obxhead Aug 2014 #35

++++++ swilton Aug 2014 #38

+++++++++++ ballyhoo Aug 2014 #40

Kerry's remarks were mind-bogglingly ironic RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #43

Are you suggesting that genocide is taking place in Gaza? oberliner Aug 2014 #44

"...this is our country – our country exclusively, including Gaza." RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #58

He is one of 10 deputy speakers oberliner Aug 2014 #60

Thanks. I feel so relieved RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #62

It should be slightly oberliner Aug 2014 #69

The far right is the fringe in the US too, but it still dictates policy Ash_F Aug 2014 #64

So far right crazies that want to lock up gays and deport all illegals are setting US policy? onenote Aug 2014 #118

Your name is pretty apt. /nt Ash_F Aug 2014 #127

What are the odds TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #54

Hundreds of truckloads of humanitarian aid cross into Gaza from Israel daily oberliner Aug 2014 #66

oh my elehhhhna Aug 2014 #83

Here's a link if you are interested in helping oberliner Aug 2014 #86

I'm talking about during this current operation. TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #96

"Despite the end of the ceasefire, aid is getting through..." oberliner Aug 2014 #99

You should run for office TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #105

As I pointed out below, humanitarian aid is getting to Gaza during this crisis onenote Aug 2014 #117

Whats happening in Gaza is with Gods blessing, madokie Aug 2014 #57

God has nothing to do with it calilama Aug 2014 #67

You haven't a clue madokie Aug 2014 #68

according to the bible the Jews are Gods chosen people oberliner Aug 2014 #70

Ask the religious people madokie Aug 2014 #71

To be fair - you brought it up oberliner Aug 2014 #72

Matters not that I said that madokie Aug 2014 #73

I'm just not sure what point you were making oberliner Aug 2014 #74

war crimes for sure riverwalker Aug 2014 #59

War crimes no one will ever be held accountable for Marrah_G Aug 2014 #110

Recommend...Hypocrisy of the situation is incredible.. KoKo Aug 2014 #75

Yep. People here got upset when "genocide" was used to describe far more civilians dying in Gaza.N/T Chathamization Aug 2014 #94

You really want to make this about numbers? onenote Aug 2014 #116

+10000000 woo me with science Aug 2014 #130

Genocide is not happening in Gaza oberliner Aug 2014 #103

... SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #106

People who are unaware of the legal and historical meanings of genocide use that term for onenote Aug 2014 #107

Oh maybe it's just Nationcide. So, if you happen to elehhhhna Aug 2014 #109

Are West Bank Palestinians or Palestinians in East Jerusalem or Israel being killed/terrorized? onenote Aug 2014 #114

When do the people of Gaza get their humanitarian aid air drop? bahrbearian Aug 2014 #108

All day long in the form of bombs.... They are "helping" to save Gazans from Hamas... Marrah_G Aug 2014 #111

They get it overland from the US and other countries. onenote Aug 2014 #115

In Gaza, we call it "collateral damage", "unfortunate mistakes", "precision bombing". Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #112

FAIL Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #119

Foreign policy does not change from administration to administration. woo me with science Aug 2014 #120

so why are you deliberately ignoring the safety of American Assets in your statement? Sheepshank Aug 2014 #121

Huge fail? Lol, I guess we can't evacuate the few advisors we have? Obama said he would... riseabove Aug 2014 #122

yup huge fail. They are NOT the same and agreements and policies are NEVER one size fits all. Sheepshank Aug 2014 #123

Bushesque bullshit. woo me with science Aug 2014 #124

Horrible, immoral, unwise, and at times amounting to war crimes, but not genocide Unvanguard Aug 2014 #128

kick woo me with science Aug 2014 #131