Israel may "win" the battle for Gaza and destroy Hamas (who deserves to be annihilated), but I don't know if Israel will ever recover from being vanquished in the information war and largely world-wide court of public opinion. I'm afraid the death of so many Palestinian children will stain Israel for a long, long time.
@EdgeOErin What choice did they have? It's war, we took out one of Kadafi's kids and I'm sure many more in all our wars. When a drunken Vietnam vet tells you stories it's grim indeed.
@MidnightRider I do believe there are ways to achieve peace other than war. More had to be done to open humanitarian corridors. ENORMOUS pressure should've been exerted on Egypt, and particularly Qatar, who harbor and help Hamas. As one analyst said, tell Qatar to denounce Hamas and stop supporting them, or be named a state sponsor of terror AND lose rights for their airlines to fly to other nations. Israel has every right to be angry and want vengeance, but that road usually goes nowhere.
@MidnightRider Yes, the whole stealing of Palestinian land in the West Bank for new Israeli settlements is horrible. How would a people not feel hate if that were done to them?
@EdgeOErin Mad enough to combust and be judged for snapping, why I just did the family version of that in August.
@EdgeOErin @MidnightRider War is the solution when words fail. HAMAS attacked Israel. So there can be only one response. They've tried all of the others.
@danielbsmith @EdgeOErin I don't disagree but punish the right people, war never seems to get that right. Just like the psycho shooters in the USA.
@MidnightRider @EdgeOErin As I believe you've said, it is HAMAS using human shields, not the Israelis.
@danielbsmith @EdgeOErin They always fight dirty with the hostage bullshit, then we pretend to be Iran's friend for political points. War sucks Daniel, the Bataan death march was as bad as anything done here. Also if you think "Rodger Ramjet" never raped, stole or killed for thrills you're so wrong.
@MidnightRider @EdgeOErin History is written by the victors.
@danielbsmith @MidnightRider That is, and probably will ever be, so.
@EdgeOErin @danielbsmith Not so much if you are living during what they are recording, sometimes you can see what's what.
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith Oh yes, you can see it, but will it be recorded and recognized unless you are from the majority or on the winning team? Fortunately, we live in the age of information (and misinformation), so it's possible "the truth" can prevail.
@EdgeOErin @danielbsmith Our government lies to us EVERY day! Here's your Kennedy files America: _____ had lunch with ____ who said he knew____ . If our government knew 100% there were aliens, they sure as hell wouldn't tell us.
@MidnightRider @EdgeOErin In the case of aliens, the government has told us repeatedly that there are no aliens, but many of us refuse to believe it.
@danielbsmith @EdgeOErin It was an allegory, not literal. What "they" know we never will until it has value to the USG.
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith Ah, yes, I see :)
@EdgeOErin @danielbsmith I wanted to type about something on coso, it's way old. Then I realized it shows up in no shape or form on the internet and I'm confident it was a secret, so I'm taking it to the grave like the man who related it did. There's a TON we are not told about on purpose.
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith I've no doubt of that. There is so much more to life than meets the eye.
@EdgeOErin @MidnightRider What if the invisible things you speak of are sometimes angels but mostly demons? You know, the biblical kind. 😉
@danielbsmith @EdgeOErin
what if spirits are there and they have zero nexus with the man written oxen yoke called the New Testament? What if the "surprise" is for you Daniel? Most people have some sense of wonder and flexibility about possible life after death, an open mind. Except the pious humans who masquerade through life pretending they have knowledge that the rest of us know no human being has. As I've said before I believe NDE stories far more than the book.
@danielbsmith @MidnightRider Please don't misunderstand, as pretty much any level-headed person in the world, I also want Hamas eliminated.
@EdgeOErin @danielbsmith Of course, all extremism needs an end. The morons in the USA dressing as Nazi's? Where's the crazy fuck in the pickup at ramming speed when they march?
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith Yes, sadly, the mad and maniacal only seem to go after the innocent
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith True that, MidnightRider
@EdgeOErin Additionally Israel could have stopped annexing land for houses while giving Gaza a middle finger.