Kennedy 0
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Hi,
It's not that hypothetical..... we (the U.K) have lived under similar circumstances, during my life time. My country did some bad stuff in response to the IRA et al.. but drew the line at taking the Isreali option ..... leveling Belfast!!.
So, to be honest, I dont have an answer (people well above my pay grade have been trained for that task)... I'm just a simple arm-chair complainer... but can see the wrong in the currentg actions being taken (On both sides).
Regards,
(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome
It's not that hypothetical..... we (the U.K) have lived under similar circumstances, during my life time. My country did some bad stuff in response to the IRA et al.. but drew the line at taking the Isreali option ..... leveling Belfast!!.
So, to be honest, I dont have an answer (people well above my pay grade have been trained for that task)... I'm just a simple arm-chair complainer... but can see the wrong in the currentg actions being taken (On both sides).
Regards,
(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome
Kennedy 0
QuoteIt's not that hypothetical.....
I know, that's why I left out group/country names.
Quotebut can see the wrong in the current actions being taken (On both sides).
I think that's the one thing any rational person can agree with. Terrible things are being done by both sides. That is war, and that's why we need to AVOID them, not START them.
(a discussion on relative 'terrible-ness' is a thread for another day)
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Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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I agree all the way.
Cheers,
(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome
Cheers,
(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome
misaltas 0
QuoteQuoteIsrael vs Isreal
Whew, for a second there, I thought maybe Israel had declared war on itself.
Well, I guess that'll teach me what happens when one starts a thread about spelling here in the speakers corner.
I just thought it was interesting that almost 12% of posts having to do with Israel misspelled it.
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Ohne Liebe sind wir nichts
skydyvr 0
QuoteI just thought it was interesting that almost 12% of posts having to do with Israel misspelled it.
I'm genuinely surprised it wasn't more. It's an easy mistake to make -- however Google shows less than .5 % on the same mistake, so I guess we rilly r bad spelers here on dz com.
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misaltas 0
QuoteSOME Americans DID help to arm the IRA.
Yes, but how "american" is someone who's heart, money, and politics are still stuck back in the old country? Being an american isn't just one's location.
As Joseph said to that other dude in Far And Away just before staking a land claim in Oklahoma "You're not in Ireland anymore!"
Oh crap. Did I just quote Tom Cruise?
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Ohne Liebe sind wir nichts
(feel free to not answer, I do it all the time to hypotheticals)
You lead a soveriegn country. You are facing an armed a violent enemy that uses terrorism and guerilla tactics on your soil. You want peace, but know you can't lay down your arms because they won't. You have been trying to keep the fight "clean" and doing so with one hand tied while your enemy goes at it tooth and nail.
Attempts at diplomacy and turning the other cheek fail, and special forces and intelligence fail to stop the attacks, and you decide enough of your country's blood has been spilled. You know where they stash a good amount of their leaders and their weapons.
The problem is those weapons and leaders and support are placed in places you cannot attack without causing severe damage to local infrastructure and population.
Do you
(A) Attack by dropping large bombs on the targets
which blows up innocent things along with the target
(B) Attack the targets with ground troops
which destroys innocent things along with the targets and a lot of your soldiers
(C) Continue with old tactics that have not accomplished much of anything
which still results in innocent things being destroyed now and then
(D) Surrender
(E) Institute the ever "popular" glass parking lot solution
Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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