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1-5-2009 6:05 PM
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strider72 says:
"The Western doctrine of just war, echoed in the articles of international law, moreover demands that the Israelis finish what they've started. It doesn't say "never fight," as the ignorant suppose. On the contrary, it says if you must fight, be sure to win; that victory should be achieved as promptly and humanely as possible, while observing the various formal conventions. To those who refuse to observe the conventions, it offers no quarter. Those who, for instance, fire rockets at civilian targets while themselves masquerading as non-combatants are entitled to no consideration, as prisoners of war or otherwise. Those who use civilian "shields" are responsible for their fate.

These principles are humanitarian. You don't "attrit" a cancer, then await its regrowth: you root out every speck of it. In the long run, the Germans were better off for the destruction of Nazism; and the Palestinians would be, for the destruction of Hamas. If they don't know this now, they will know it later.
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1-5-2009 9:25 PM
ratcatcher2
On the contrary, it says if you must fight, be sure to win; that victory should be achieved as promptly and humanely as possible, while observing the various formal conventions.
No true Christian could stand over this rubbish. Only an "eye for an eye" retributionist could spew out such bilge.
1-5-2009 11:30 PM
strider72
Ratcatcher --

1. Do you actually have anything to *argue* about that quote, or are you simply trying to denounce it as the words of (shudder) a Christian?

2. I don't know about the writer, but I certainly never claimed to be Christian.

3. Retribution is the exact opposite of what the writer is talking about. It isn't about revenge -- it's about removing their ability to do it again.

4. Rather than taking out of context in the usual manner, you might want to actually look up the "eye for an eye" quote. To quote Inigo Montoya: "I do not think it means what you think it means".
1-6-2009 9:58 AM
ratcatcher2
I stated ...
No true Christian could stand over this rubbish. Only an "eye for an eye" retributionist could spew out such bilge.
You replied...
2. I don't know about the writer, but I certainly never claimed to be Christian.
... making my point entirely. Yours, I suspect is the god of hate. The Christian god is of love and forgiveness. So chalk and cheese. For clarity, I've a Christian heart in an atheist mind. Your..
3. Retribution is the exact opposite of what the writer is talking about. It isn't about revenge -- it's about removing their ability to do it again.
... more than proves my point as to how screw up is your case. You make a case f...
1-6-2009 11:01 AM
ratcatcher2
UN official says Israel responsible for breaking truce with Gaza
"What we understood here (was) that there was a 48-hour lull to be called, and this was called by the Israelis,"
Abu Zayd said. "They said they would wait 48 hours. That was on Friday morning, I believe, until Sunday morning, and that they were going to evaluate."

"There was only one rocket that went out on Friday, so it was obvious that Hamas was trying, again, to observe that truce to get this back under control,"
she said.

"Then, everything got loose on Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. We were all at work and very much surprised by this," Abu Zayd said.
... Ha'aretz
1-6-2009 1:16 PM
strider72
2. I don't know about the writer, but I certainly never claimed to be Christian.

... making my point entirely. Yours, I suspect is the god of hate. The
Christian god is of love and forgiveness. So chalk and cheese. For
clarity, I've a Christian heart in an atheist mind.
I am an atheist. Also, the phrase "an eye for an eye" comes from the Judeo-Christian Bible, in (to Christians) the Old Testament.
3. Retribution is the exact opposite of what the writer is
talking about. It isn't about revenge -- it's about removing their
ability to do it again.
... more than proves my point as to how screw up is your case. You make a case for a compet...
1-6-2009 1:26 PM
strider72
Those who, for instance, fire rockets at civilian targets while
themselves masquerading as non-combatants are entitled to no
consideration, as prisoners of war or otherwise. Those who use civilian
"shields" are responsible for their fate
... as you advocate the compete elimination of all your perceived
enemies, even POW.
Again, you're reading this very strangely. He's talking, specifically,
about the Geneva Conventions, which basically say: "Here are some rules
you must follow in war. If you follow these rules, you are protected
by these Conventions. If you do NOT follow these rules, then your
opponents are NOT required to follow them with YOU. Targeting
...
1-6-2009 1:30 PM
strider72
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Hamas is not remotely interested in peace. They have repeatedly and consistently stated their goal of wiping Israel off the map. They want nothing less than the extermination of the Israeli people, and regularly attack the Israeli people. This leaves Israel with two options: fight or die.

The point of the clipped article is: "If you're going to fight, fight to WIN." It is *your* distorted perception that assumes "win" equals "genocide".
1-6-2009 1:56 PM
ratcatcher2
Where to start. WW2 was not won in Europe by the Normandy landings. The Soviets won the WW2 in Europe. The Normandy Landings were an attempt to get to Berlin before the Russians, that failed. Russian losses exceeded all other loses combined, so even if they didn't win militaryly, which they did, they certainly won it in blood.

So the question of stopping after the Landing is not apt here, and very child-like in concept. The Russians were dictating events then, not the US!

They wrapped up China in a week or two.

Every one of the many invaders of Russia has received a bloody nose. Their record of invading others is a pittance compared with the US record. Not since the...
1-6-2009 2:23 PM
ratcatcher2
The human shield Zionist myth.
This is another of those Zionist myths where you accuse your opponent of that with you are guilty.

Palestinian youths strapped to the front of IDF vehicles or hostages used in homes used as temporary quarters and prevent attack are known common practices by the Zionist bullies.

False allegations against freedom forces are part of the often repeated slanders by the Zionist media. A lie is always a lie no matter how long it takes for the truth to out. Attempt to follow an intellectual argument now rather than your normal emotional ranting. This is necessary has there NEVER has been any independent evidence of your false allegation. So I must not ...
1-6-2009 2:28 PM
ratcatcher2
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No, not the systems fault. Yours, for ignoring the message that ClipMarks gives to those that chose to heed it.

Preview would also show excess words.

Is it a common experience for you to blame the system for your own mistakes? Don't answer and dig deeper. The answer is obvious.
1-6-2009 4:33 PM
ratcatcher2
If you follow these rules, you are protected
by these Conventions. If you do NOT follow these rules, then your opponents are NOT required to follow them with YOU.
WRONG. [Could you make it clear when you are supposedly quoting your 'source' or your own efforts.] If the IDF executes Egyptian POW as it did in 1967, that never allows the opponents the option to execute Zionist prisoners. Anyone who puts forward your version of the Geneva Conventions has absolutely no credibility. None.
Targeting civilians and using human shields are tow things expressly forbidden in the conventions
I wonder. Given the fantasy version of the Conventions above, I'd w...
1-6-2009 9:06 PM
strider72
ALL freedom force must rely on the support of the population they they attempt to free. Hearts and Minds. Remember Vietnam?!
What does this have to do with anything? Israel isn't trying to "free" Palestine, they're trying to stop the Hamas rocket attacks. To again cite the WWII comparison, we did not win that war by going after the "hearts and minds" of the Nazis, nor did we have any desire to. After the fact, we required them to outlaw that pestilential philosophy, and enforced it at the point of a gun. And Germany is far better off today for our having done it.
No, not the systems fault. Yours, for ignoring the message that ClipMarks gives to those that chose to he...
1-6-2009 9:09 PM
strider72
Oh, and yes, I have read the pertinent sections of the Geneva Conventions in which they define such terms as "lawful combatant" and the treatment of such, as well as the penalties for breaking the conventions.

Of course the GC are a legal document, and the distinction can certainly be made between "legal' and "moral" -- My discussion above was a legal one -- if you break the conventions first, you opponent is no longer _legally_ bound by the Conventions. That's the *point* of them -- otherwise they have no force.
1-6-2009 11:41 PM
ratcatcher2
I'm afraid you credibility with me is ZERO. I realised after my last post that I was wasting my time on a bullshitter of dubious intellect and totally immature status.

Anyone who continues to maintain that if one side kills the POW that the other side then has the right to do the same according to your supposed reading of the Geneva Conventions. The convention on all forum is to quote exactly your contention, so put up or shut up.

Consider withdrawing to Crawford like your fuhrer. Bush lied on a WMD style scale. I've ceased believing you. You are a total lightweight, wasting my time.
1-7-2009 9:31 AM
strider72
I'm afraid you credibility with me is ZERO.
OhNo!
I realised after my last
post that I was wasting my time on a bullshitter of dubious intellect
and totally immature status.
Ad hominem.
Anyone who continues to maintain
that if one side kills the POW that the other side then has the right
to do the same according to your supposed reading of the Geneva
Conventions.
That's not a sentence; it's a noun. Try completing your thoughts, it helps.
The convention on all forum is to quote exactly your
contention, so put up or shut up.
It is *you* who attacked *me*, so you first. You have cited precisely zero sources. As you say, "Put up or shu...
1-7-2009 9:53 AM
noonoosngoggas
"I've a Christian heart in an atheist mind"

lol That's an oxymoron you moron.
1-7-2009 1:23 PM
ratcatcher2
Stating the obvious is about your best attempt with your limited resources.

I very proud of my Christian heart in an atheist mind, even if it is beyond your comprehension.

Zionist and their supporters clear demonstrate that they have neither.

We careful with the personal insults.
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