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Aussie105

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1. That is 20 million pounds of bombs.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2024, 07:36 AM

Jun 2024

Saying the US aim is to allow Israel to flatten Gaza into a dust pile, without actually saying so.

Remind me who the Good Guys are here, I'm a bit confused.

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Exclusive: US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7 [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 2024 OP

That is 20 million pounds of bombs. Aussie105 Jun 2024 #1

The Hamas terrorists are the bad guys. Oopsie Daisy Jun 2024 #5

The good guys are the ones who DONT intentionally attack music festivals. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #7

lol @ "intentionally" Orrex Jun 2024 #10

I'm with you Bozvotros Jun 2024 #18

The genocidal terrorists are the Palestinians. murielm99 Jun 2024 #20

Trump certainly agrees with you. AloeVera Jun 2024 #33

Why do you deliberately fail to distinguish between Hamas and innocent Palestinians? Orrex Jun 2024 #36

I am sure that Beastly Boy Jun 2024 #24

Agreed 100%!! The good guys are the innocent civilians. HUAJIAO Jun 2024 #27

Yes, you are a bit confused. paleotn Jun 2024 #9

Soemone is not getting the full story Historic NY Jun 2024 #2

I think all of this being detailed is due to one statement in the OP article BumRushDaShow Jun 2024 #3

Shameful if true hueymahl Jun 2024 #4

So I guess we should stop supporting Ukraine? murielm99 Jun 2024 #21

Do we have a plan for peace in Ukraine? hueymahl Jun 2024 #32

Shameful FredGarvin Jun 2024 #6

Agreed Bozvotros Jun 2024 #19

Hamas & the Russians have revealed that we need to reevaluate our military supply chains oldsoftie Jun 2024 #8

Same with our NATO allies. The problem is cost... paleotn Jun 2024 #11

"wars don't happen every day" hueymahl Jun 2024 #14

Someone has almost always been at war of some level for most of TIME. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #25

Since the end of WWII hueymahl Jun 2024 #31

Amen. AloeVera Jun 2024 #34

2000 pound bombs and Hellfires, especially in those quantities, seem just perfect for the task at hand. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2024 #12

Were they gifts of did Israel have to pay for them? LiberalArkie Jun 2024 #13

Atre you saying Bibi lied? I'm shocked. Shocked! Ray Bruns Jun 2024 #15

Do people forget Hieronymus Phact Jun 2024 #16

You mean the sham attack that was mostly for appearances and not meant to inflict much actual damage? TiberiusB Jun 2024 #17

An attack is an attack Hieronymus Phact Jun 2024 #22

Other attacks are irrelevant to my point TiberiusB Jun 2024 #28

and your point had Nothing to do with my point. Hieronymus Phact Jun 2024 #37

You forget all the attacks from Hezbollah recently? oldsoftie Jun 2024 #26

Except, hasn't Hezbollah initiated those attacks in response to Gaza? TiberiusB Jun 2024 #29

When so many openly call for the total elimination of Israel, I'll go with IL oldsoftie Jun 2024 #30

What point are you arguing? TiberiusB Jun 2024 #35

Israel has every right to defend themselves against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran Bozvotros Jun 2024 #23