How long until the leftist claim 'disproportionate force'?

Discussion in 'Politics' started by wildchild, Oct 9, 2023.

  1. wildchild

    wildchild

    What is the story with Obama bin Biden funding Iran?

    Biden administration released billions to Iran weeks before Israeli attack

    Obama administration acknowledges $1.7B transfer to Iran was all cash
     
    #11     Oct 10, 2023
  2. ipatent

    ipatent

    The Israelis practice collective punishment. International humanitarian law prohibits collective punishment of prisoners of war or other protected persons for acts committed by individuals during an armed conflict. The imposition of collective punishment is a war crime.
     
    #12     Oct 10, 2023
  3. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    More lies being posted by wildchild.

    How unusual.
     
    #13     Oct 10, 2023
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading


    Cite an example.
    Targeting rocket launch sites, ammo dumps, and Hamas leadership is not "collective punishment". Sadly Hamas uses civilians as human shields -- the deaths of these Palestinian civilians are the the responsibility of Hamas.

    "Collective punishment" would be rounding up 200 random Palestinians when an Israeli is killed by terrorists -- and locking up the 200 civilians in jail or executing them. That is the international definition of collective punishment. The question becomes if removing food, fuel, supplies, etc. to combat terrorism from being imported is a form of collective punishment -- and so far the international pronouncements from organizations with enforcement power over the decades appear to say no.

    I will note that Israel tearing down of homes with bulldozers where a terrorist was a family member was deemed to be "collective punishment" and Israel was forced to stop this practice after international condemnation.
     
    #14     Oct 10, 2023
  5. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    All the Russia/ukraine experts are now middle east experts?
     
    #15     Oct 10, 2023
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  6. ids

    ids

    All must stand on the right side in this war. Everybody must support killing of as many Palestinians as possible. They are either barbarians or just collateral damage. These animals do not deserve to live. This is what I see here from more than half of the participants and in the U.S. mass media. Of course, it is said in a different form but the essence is the same. A thin layer of civilization quickly vanishes in front of our eyes.
     
    #16     Oct 10, 2023
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  7. ipatent

    ipatent

    Living in an apartment building is not using your neighbors as human shields. Israel doesn't want to risk its personnel arresting them and is not averse to collective punishment.
     
    #17     Oct 10, 2023
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Launching rockets from apartment buildings, storing ammo in apartments and mosques, and holding leadership meetings in apartments— make them legitimate military targets. Sadly, Hamas is using civilians as human shields. All the responsibility for the deaths of civilians lie with the terrorist group Hamas.
     
    #18     Oct 10, 2023
  9. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Will someone PLEASE tell American leftists they can support innocent Palestinians without glorifying literal f*cking terrorists committing mass murder on innocents?

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    #19     Oct 10, 2023
  10. smallfil

    smallfil

    There is a survey on Twitter and like 51% support the Palestinians. I would guess a good number of posters of Twitter are American so that is telling. Israel has only like 24% support and the rest do not care. With extreme liberalism being spread in the US and Europe totally, one day the US or Europe or both could be involved in wars and these fools will see how US enemies will savage them as much as all other Americans. Hamas killed a huge number of tourists including, Americans. Let that sink in, ET extreme liberal trolls. Your extreme liberal values will not save your ass when shit hits the fan.
     
    #20     Oct 10, 2023
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