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Topic: Why was there war in Gaza? |
Why was there war in Gaza?
Washington Post, by Charles Krauthammer
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Posted By:Dreadnought, 11/22/2012 10:26:47 PM
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| Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled every settlement, withdrew every soldier, evacuated every Jew, leaving nothing and no one behind. Except for the greenhouses in which the settlers had grown fruit and flowers for export. These were left intact to help Gaza’s economy — only to be trashed when the Palestinians took over. Israel then declared its border with Gaza to be an international
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
4LadyK, 11/22/2012 10:48:35 PM (No. 9030010)
Why? Because muslims hate Jews and want them wiped off the face of the earth. That´s it in a nutshell. It´s not exactly a secret as they have said so out loud for years and continue to do so.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Kurto, 11/22/2012 11:10:16 PM (No. 9030031)
Again, Krauthammer is doing the heavy thinking for the rest of the media. Most of the other ´analysis´ seems to be coming straight from the hamass propaganda dept.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 11/23/2012 12:05:02 AM (No. 9030062)
They took over the Gaza to use as a launching pad closer to the border.
When they finally occupy Israel and wipe out the Jews, guess who´s next on the list ?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Grambo, 11/23/2012 4:34:19 AM (No. 9030149)
First, they came for the Jews.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
planetgeo, 11/23/2012 6:20:05 AM (No. 9030192)
This question is about as profound as "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
Answer : because the zany Gazanians wanted to wipe out the other side.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
zbogwan2, 11/23/2012 6:53:34 AM (No. 9030219)
So far Israel has only used non nuclear weapons,but if,in a future war they start to lose, they´ll still have their nuclear arsenal ready to be used. Once this point is reached, Israel could sure incinerate the whole middle east?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
kanphil, 11/23/2012 7:03:23 AM (No. 9030231)
My question is why did Israel cede Gaza to the terrorists in the first place? Look at a map. Is there any better launching pad for missiles into Israel? It was partly pressure from the USA. I think the US should sign a mutual defense pact with Israel which, NATO like would guarantee to come to armed defense against any attack from Gaza.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
uno_thatguy, 11/23/2012 7:16:59 AM (No. 9030240)
A defense pact with Israel, #7? Our pResident in OUR HOUSE is committed to write that pact with Hamas, his buddies and in essence already has with his demands that Israel cede land to these barbarians.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Judith, 11/23/2012 7:24:58 AM (No. 9030246)
To recognize morsi and hamas as the superior forces in the middle-east? To weaken Israel? To obey obama´s master, iran? Any one or more of those COULD be the answer because ALL of them seem to be the conclusion.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
tocsin, 11/23/2012 7:38:31 AM (No. 9030271)
The answer to the headline is so simple that even a caveman(hamas) answered it: Barack Hussein Obama, the weak horse.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
sgtfox of the jarhead clan, 11/23/2012 7:41:28 AM (No. 9030274)
All of the Jew haters of the world like to talk about "occupation" as if Jews were squatters in muslim homelands. They learn this twisted history from their leftist PhD Professors or the main stream media. GOD owns it all and has stated in detail where the borders are.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
skywarrior, 11/23/2012 7:58:13 AM (No. 9030296)
Why? Easy. Bush´s fault. Or that video. Or poverty in Gaza. Yeah, that´s the ticket. It just couldn´t be because the Moslems hate the Jews. s/o
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
JackBurton, 11/23/2012 8:12:55 AM (No. 9030319)
The people of Gaza are of an ancient tribe, the Philistines.
Wonder when we´ll get that right?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Drive, 11/23/2012 8:40:18 AM (No. 9030378)
So let me get this straight-basically the Muslims have had a Palestinian State all along in Gaza? All this time and they can´t get it going without Jewish aid? Is that right? Does Hollywood know this?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Crosscut, 11/23/2012 8:43:09 AM (No. 9030384)
There was a war in Gaza because Obama was re-elected. Muslims know Obama is on their side and they have nothing to fear. Elections have consequences. As soon as Hamas is resupplied with rockets it will start again.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
RancherJack, 11/23/2012 8:54:42 AM (No. 9030396)
Obama is part of the Caliphate Movement
This "war" flared up in order to take Obama off the front page over Benghazi
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Eheu Fugaces, 11/23/2012 9:02:19 AM (No. 9030411)
After Obama´s covert and overt support of the Muslim Brotherhood (and similar) takeover of Egypt and Libya, the Palestinians and their European supporters apparently figured that they could invade Israel with impunity. They counted on the the cheers of Europe and the passive approval of the Obama Administration to ensure an easy victory. They reckoned without the resolve of Israel. When it looked as if the Palestinians, not the Israelis, were about to be driven into the sea, peace broke out.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
NorthernDog, 11/23/2012 9:15:55 AM (No. 9030429)
I just wonder who will be running Syria the next time war breaks out. Instead of the current madman it will probably be an odd-lot collection of Islamic terror groups, which will readily join hands with those in Gaza.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Mr. Hanky, 11/23/2012 9:41:00 AM (No. 9030469)
Cover for the Iranian bomb project, since they control Hamas.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
William1, 11/23/2012 9:51:19 AM (No. 9030480)
Putting a better spin on this, perhaps Israel has bigger fish to fry? They have absorbed and depleted much of Hamas´ rocket/missile inventory. The Israelis handled Hamas with despatch. Perhaps this is a defanging of their left flank to ease pressure for the upcoming attack on Iran? The Gaza incident involved primarily the air defense and ground forces, which will play a reduced role in an air attack on Iran. The Israelis will restock their "Iron Dome". The trick will be to deny this to Hamas.
Israel foolishly gave Gaza back to the terrorists, likely due to US and "world opinion" pressure. Gained them nothing. Hopefully Israel will reoccupy Gaza after its dust-up with Iran. Screw the world opinion stuff, Israel will never be tolerated by the muzzies or "the world".
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
chicodon, 11/23/2012 10:04:04 AM (No. 9030498)
Since Hamas does Iran´s bidding, I´d look for that connection. Perhaps to see how Israel will call up soldiers and mobilize.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 11/23/2012 10:06:55 AM (No. 9030504)
The BBC News continually refers to Hamas ´officials.´ Since when are terrorists ´officials´? Does the BBC consider Zawahiri to be an al Qaeda ´official´? Is Osama bin Ladin considered to be a deceased al Qaeda ´official´? Does the BBC respect terrorists? Apparently the answer is yes.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
guybee, 11/23/2012 10:33:03 AM (No. 9030545)
60+mil voted for Romney. There has to be another 30mil or so who sympathize but did not vote. If all of us would boycott these idiots - how long will the 64mil Obama voters be able to prop them up?
This is the simply the law of supply and demand. Cut of the supply and support unbiased media. Works everytime.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
gesundheit, 11/23/2012 10:34:15 AM (No. 9030548)
The Israeli´s new strategy is, Speak softly and carry a big Iron Dome, while Hamas seems to have adopted the srategy of, Yell loudly and pretend you´ve had a great victory while standing in the rubble of the many buildings Israel has destroyed along with the lives of 30 top Hamas leaders.
Thirty-five hundred years ago, God delivered the Israelites from Egypt when he parted the Red Sea; now, with another miracle, this time an amazing military invention that repels missile attacks, God has delivered his people from an Egyptian-sponsored terrorist organization.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Freeloader, 11/23/2012 12:22:22 PM (No. 9030658)
Why war in Gaza? Israel, our "Outpost of Freedom" in the Middle East, is : (A) A tiny nation state with a population of only 7,933,200 souls (B) Has an Arab (Muslim, Druze) population of 1,636,600 (20.6%) (C) A land area of less than 9,000 square miles and (D) Is surrounded by over 300,000,000 Arabs intent, for the most part, of wiping the tiny "beacon light of freedom" from the face of the earth!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
athina, 11/23/2012 1:56:31 PM (No. 9030775)
I think it was completely contrived in order for O and Hillary to look good ´negotiating´ the ceasefire. All part of the plan. Their criminality at Benghazi will never be prosecuted. They will never be held accountable. They just keep on, pretenders that they are, failing to defend this nation and its allies but protected by a corrupt press and a nation that has been neutered by fixed elections.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
fairplay, 11/23/2012 3:54:47 PM (No. 9030896)
This rocket war was a warning to Israel not to attack the Iranian nuclear facilities!
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Dixie, 11/23/2012 4:41:47 PM (No. 9030944)
Why do our Liberals, who are so quick to detect racism in just about every normal relationship between a black and someone of another race, favor the Jew-hating Muslim Brotherhood?
Why?
Really....maybe someone has the answer because I do not understand it at all.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 11/23/2012 4:51:11 PM (No. 9030954)
"Ending the Occupation" are code words for destroying Israel. Extreme camel-likers: it ain´t gonna happen. Ever.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
srhcb, 11/23/2012 5:39:39 PM (No. 9031004)
To test Iron Dome.
For the Iranians.
Palestinians are expendable to both sides.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
catfur27, 11/23/2012 11:39:57 PM (No. 9031248)
...Israel gave Gaza to the terrorists( aka arabs)...Rhodesia gave its country to mugabe and his killers...and South Africa gave its country to the zulu mobs...hows that working out for everyone??
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
ccyr, 11/24/2012 12:02:09 AM (No. 9031256)
This particular flare up started because the Israelis blew up the Hamas military boss. The Israelis blew up the Hamas military boss because he was attacking Israel. The Israelis ceded Gaza because it can not be held (population) and it is impossible to defend militarily (look at the map). Gaza can´t be a Palestinian state because the Israelis are blockading it. The Israelis are blockading it because they don´t want the Palestinians to bring in more weaponry than they already do. The rationale is fairly straight forward and simple. The CAUSES are what is difficult to reconcile. It´s not math, it´s calculus.
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