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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive

Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 09:54 AM

    Renegade Iconoclast

    That's not the only thing they point to, and you're a liar again for framing it that way.

    Sticks and stones. They also point to American support for all the other tin pot dictators and Muslim oppressing Governments that we support, which is why I used the plural form "reasons". But so what? It doesn't make what I said any less true.

    You know as well as I do that terrorists also regularly call for the USA to install Islamic rule (including Osama). Should we do that too? It might keep us safer!

    Your arguments are so dishonest and full of fallacies that they aren't even worth addressing. All that matters is that committing generations of Americans to die fighting other people's religious wars is worth it to you, because you believe it makes us "look tough". You don't give a shit about the consequences of unflinching support of Israel on America or its citizens, and have not even tried to deny that. Thanks for proving my point.

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