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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Hamas launches mass attacks on Israel
Date: 10/10/23 12:28 PM
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This kind of barbarity is straight from the 1940's.

Agreed.

But if Israel responds in-kind, or similarly, then they will be perceived as no better. If they start slaughtering civilians, they may become a pariah state, and any goodwill for them from this attack will evaporate. If they restrict it to Hamas only...well...after 20 years of waiting the Taliban is back in control on their country. I would expect similar with Hamas.

They are sort of damned if they do, damned if they don't. They need global goodwill to continue this conflict. Which, so far, Hamas has enabled.

If they could prove the weapons came from Iran, they might be able to use that, also. (I'm assuming they came from Iran.)
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