CNN’s Wolf Blitzer seemed at a lost of words at the justification being used to bomb a refugee camp in Gaza.

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    I agree, but militaries will absolutely strike any high value target no matter the civilian cost. That’s the human cost of war and why we have rules of war. Hamas doesn’t follow those rules and the IDF has labeled them illegal combatants. Thus, in a legal sense, these strikes are being carried out. It absolutely is sickening but this is what Hamas wants to happen.

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      It’s not really relevant what Hamas wants to happen. The civilians don’t want to be murdered.

      These are war crimes no matter what either of the beligerants think/want.

      Most international law experts are already coming down on the side of civilian starvation being war crimes. History is going to judge this a lot more harshly than the talking heads of US/Israeli news.

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      Is bombing a hospital ok in the rules of war? Because they bombed the only cancer hospital in Gaza yesterday.

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        Ask Assad. He once bombed 4 hospitals in a day, and IRC at one point doctors in Syria stopped telling the UN where their hospitals were located, because their warnings to not target these hospitals was being used by the Syrians as targetting suggestions.

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            Sure, we don’t want no context here. That only makes this less black and white, and nobody ain’t got time for that.

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                You can read the thread yourself, I’m not going to waste my time if you refuse to do that.

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                  Then I guess you won’t convince me, because I read it and don’t understand. Suck to suck (for both of us) I guess

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          You’re referring to the PIJ, not Hamas. And even the PIJ being responsible is very much in question at the moment as more information is obtained on those events. See the New York Times analysis from the other day.

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      No idea why you’re downvoted, this is objectively true. One may consider it disgusting or morally indefensible, but a) unless Israel is lying about the presence of legitimate targets in the area it is not illegal b) using civilians as human shields is a staple Hamas tactic.

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        The truth is very hard to swallow. I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, I’ve witnessed this stupidity first hand. Terrorists are cowards who hide behind civilians. They want civilians to die because for every civilian killed they gain more bodies to their cause.

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          So so very close to piecing together why bombing a refugee camp even if there are terrorists or supporting infrastructure located there is a terrible idea.

          I truly don’t know how you can recognize that Hamas wants civilians to die because it will strengthen their numbers, and still excuse the bombing of civilians. Perhaps you’re just trolling?

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          I served in Iraq and Afghanistan

          This explains so much about all the shit you’re smearing all over Lemmy. You just miss murdering Arabs.

          • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
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            The Taliban are in Afghanistan and the U.S. mission was never against them, ever. Perhaps you should look up basic information first.

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              Oh, was Iraq justified with Saddam’s “weapon’s of mass destruction” that didn’t exist? Sorry, got my lies mixed up.

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                Iraq was GWB wanting to make his daddy proud. On the ground things were fine until his dumbass fired the entire Iraqi military. That’s when it all went to hell. It did lead to a United Iraq, but it took 12 years.

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          I can’t help but parrot exactly what @V17 said. People just don’t want to hear the realities of war.