• phillaholic@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    You’re not considering the act of no retaliation causing the terrorists to keep trying large attacks. Hamas isn’t acting alone, just like Bin Laden wasn’t acting alone. They have backers with deep pockets that can’t be dealt with directly for complex political reasons. I’m not advocating for one way or another, I’m acknowledging it’s incredibly complicated and there’s no good solution to it.

    • Doc Avid Mornington@midwest.social
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      10 months ago

      How do you conclude that I’m not considering that? Escalation doesn’t reduce that risk.

      Bernie might have the right idea in a ideal world, but in reality it’s not a great take and it makes other Democrats look bad that are having to make the difficult decisions which again spreads apathy.

      It’s hard for me to read this as “not advocating for one way or another”, given that what Bernie is doing is saying to step back from the unquestioning full-throttle support of the Netanyahu government. If you think that’s a bad take, the only conclusion I can draw is that you are advocating for that full support of what they’re doing.

      To be fair, a lot of the other things you’ve said indicate otherwise, so I guess I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.