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To: bentway who wrote (447112)1/13/2009 10:43:10 AM
From: michael97123  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1575348
 
"If they want to avoid civilian casualties, all they have to do is restrict themselves to aimed fire from soldiers on the ground directed at Hamas soldiers.
Why don't they do that? "

because hamas in civilian garb and wont put on uniforms, you idiot. Hamas sits in the middle of their gaza populace and makes sure the ratio is high when one of their operatives dies. That high ratio is pal civilians to hamas fighters, not israeli soldiers by the way.



To: bentway who wrote (447112)1/13/2009 11:02:40 AM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575348
 
They do everything possible to avoid IDF military casualties.

Nothing wrong with that - that's how you win.



To: bentway who wrote (447112)1/13/2009 2:28:04 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575348
 
"What is a suicide bomber but a poor man's smart bomb anyway?"

Asimov wrote a short story back in the 1950s. The basic premise is that a guy comes up with the brilliant idea of substituting people for the expensive computerized guidance system in guided missiles. Which gave them an advantage in the war they were fighting...