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You mean like supporting Germany and Japan in 1944-1945? German and Japanese civilians were dying in the thousands. How could it be wrong to support imperial japan and nazi germany by opposing the allies?


Perhaps so if the death toll among civilians in Germany had been as high as the death toll in the Gaza Strip.


How many do you think died in germany and how many do you think died in gaza?


How about the allies in WWII? Were they on the wrong side of history?


When it comes to strategic bombing, honestly, yes.

It boggles my mind that militaries keep attempting despite decades of experience showing that damn near every single time it's been attempted, it's been an abject failure in its aims and very often entirely counterproductive.


How about when it comes to military actions that were not strategic bombing?

FWIW the reason that Israeli troops are on the ground and not just razing the Strip from the air is to reduce risk to civilians.


So thoughtful of them




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