2 minutes ago, EagleFan85 said:

I wonder how difficult it would be to guess everyones political leanings based on this thread?

Guess away.  

4 minutes ago, EagleFan85 said:

I wonder how difficult it would be to guess everyones political leanings based on this thread?

Surprisingly, one of the furthest left posters here is in full support of Israel. 

30 minutes ago, EagleFan85 said:

Israel is currently going building to building now that ground forces have secured large portions of Gaza. Hospitals are receiving supplies, fuel, and so on. Israel is providing the aid and equipment as well as bringing doctors into Gaza to help at the hospitals.

 

As for the AK 47s in Iraq. Iraqis were allowed to have an AK during those times. Another poster pointed out the rules they had to abide by.

Dude, Israel went scorched earth with a bombing campaign. Let’s not pretend they were ultra cautious to prevent civilian casualties.

Yes, Iraqis were allowed to have an AK. No, women were not running around with AKs. 

11 minutes ago, paco said:

Surprisingly, one of the furthest left posters here is in full support of Israel. 

Who?

47 minutes ago, EagleFan85 said:

Okay so your point was that a ceasefire in Israel is broken by Hamas? Because that is what the article you posted suggests.

The article suggests nothing of the sort. Maybe you should go back and reread between the lines. Both sides were wrong. 
 

I was wrong in my claim that the IDF responded to the settlers with gas and flash bangs, that was to keep the Palestinians from responding with revenge for the revenge enacted on them. 

5 minutes ago, TEW said:

Dude, Israel went scorched earth with a bombing campaign. Let’s not pretend they were ultra cautious to prevent civilian casualties.

Yes, Iraqis were allowed to have an AK. No, women were not running around with AKs. 

I laughed at the women with AKs part. I spent about 20 minutes today trying to get AI to create an image of Iraqi women holding AKs while throwing shoes at terrorists. It was too much. I could only get the Iraqi women holding AKs.

In reality we have very limited info about how many people have died in Gaza. All the numbers are coming from Hamas sources. Hospitals are still standing, schools are still standing, and IDF is resupplying those hospitals. I mean scorched earth may be a bit harsh. We will find out soon enough though. Once IDF forces gain control the UN will be in there soon after and we can start to get a clearer picture.

Israels airstrikes were based on Intel provided by Spy's and IDF Intel. They were not targeting civilians as much as some want to push that narrative. Civilians have been caught in the middle of this though. I don't deny that at all.

 

54 minutes ago, TEW said:

Who?

dirtstar

4 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

Because they keep butchering civilians.  This ain’t that hard to understand.

…and yet you are having a hard time understanding, as usual

5 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

Because they keep butchering civilians.  This ain’t that hard to understand.

 

4 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

…and yet you are having a hard time understanding, as usual

1 hour ago, paco said:

Surprisingly, one of the furthest left posters here is in full support of Israel. 

I suspect there is a reason for that 😊

20 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

dirtstar

He’s Jewish if my memory serves me…

Just now, TEW said:

He’s Jewish if my memory serves me…

Pretty sure you're right.  He's been team Israel since I've known of him.

1 minute ago, The_Omega said:

Pretty sure you're right.  He's been team Israel since I've known of him.

It’s a microcosm of a bigger political issue in the US.

American Jews are generally a strong part of the Democrat coalition. Obviously they vote overwhelmingly Democratic, but more importantly, they provide massive amounts of money, infrastructure and organization for the Democratic Party.

The problem is that the rest of the Democrat coalition is made up of the most anti-Israeli and antisemitic groups in the US.

For decades, AIPAC has managed both political parties in Israel’s interest, using the evangelical base of the GOP combined with political donations, coupled with Jewish American dominance of the Democratic Party.

But with demographics changing so rapidly, the Israeli interests have a potential problem in the Democratic Party. What happens when the Democratic Party, through its base, abandons Israel and aligns with Palestinian interests?

1 hour ago, TEW said:

Dude, Israel went scorched earth with a bombing campaign. Let’s not pretend they were ultra cautious to prevent civilian casualties.

Yes, Iraqis were allowed to have an AK. No, women were not running around with AKs. 

Thats not at all what scorched earth is

2 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Thats not at all what scorched earth is

They razed buildings to the ground and cut off everything from water to internet. It fits the common definition.

5 minutes ago, TEW said:

They razed buildings to the ground and cut off everything from water to internet. It fits the common definition.

No thats common war.

taking possession of a hospital and keeping it operational is not scorched earth man. You need to get off this hysterical narrative

18 minutes ago, TEW said:

It’s a microcosm of a bigger political issue in the US.

American Jews are generally a strong part of the Democrat coalition. Obviously they vote overwhelmingly Democratic, but more importantly, they provide massive amounts of money, infrastructure and organization for the Democratic Party.

The problem is that the rest of the Democrat coalition is made up of the most anti-Israeli and antisemitic groups in the US.

For decades, AIPAC has managed both political parties in Israel’s interest, using the evangelical base of the GOP combined with political donations, coupled with Jewish American dominance of the Democratic Party.

But with demographics changing so rapidly, the Israeli interests have a potential problem in the Democratic Party. What happens when the Democratic Party, through its base, abandons Israel and aligns with Palestinian interests?

 

That's absurdly far from happening right now.  Democrats are still rubber stamping anything pro-Israel with almost no fuss.  I do think this issue is going to cost Democrats Michigan though.

7 minutes ago, dawkins4prez said:

 

That's absurdly far from happening right now.  Democrats are still rubber stamping anything pro-Israel with almost no fuss.  I do think this issue is going to cost Democrats Michigan though.

lol, no

2 hours ago, EagleFan85 said:

I wonder how difficult it would be to guess everyones political leanings based on this thread?

Probably more dependent on religiousness than politics. 

45 minutes ago, dawkins4prez said:

 

That's absurdly far from happening right now.  Democrats are still rubber stamping anything pro-Israel with almost no fuss.  I do think this issue is going to cost Democrats Michigan though.

I don’t think it’s absurdly far from happening. It won’t happen tomorrow, but in a few years? I could see it. Blacks are very anti-Semitic, Asians and Hispanics don’t care, young voters are pro Palestine, the hard left is pro Palestine… it’s shaping up to be an issue on the horizon, and as you said, it might even change elections.

55 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

No thats common war.

taking possession of a hospital and keeping it operational is not scorched earth man. You need to get off this hysterical narrative

It is definitely not common in war, at least by modern western standards, to purposely cut off water to civilian populations and carpet bomb residential areas.

10 minutes ago, TEW said:

I don’t think it’s absurdly far from happening. It won’t happen tomorrow, but in a few years? I could see it. Blacks are very anti-Semitic, Asians and Hispanics don’t care, young voters are pro Palestine, the hard left is pro Palestine… it’s shaping up to be an issue on the horizon, and as you said, it might even change elections.

I think this has the potential to be a pretty accurate assumption.

2 hours ago, TEW said:

Who

 

4 hours ago, The_Omega said:

It's becoming increasingly obvious that Moss is on a troll roll so epic in its scope and effectiveness that they're going to be writing books and teaching college courses about it for many years to come. 

Just admit it, that’s why you wake up in the morning.   To read whatever dumb ideas popped into my head.

4 hours ago, The_Omega said:

It's becoming increasingly obvious that Moss is on a troll roll so epic in its scope and effectiveness that they're he's going to be writing books and teaching college courses about it for many years to come. 

FYP