Why wouldn't he commit if he isn't going to?
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Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)
- Thread starter SpurMeUp
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Same reason you can't commit to not bricking yourself in the next 5 years. You don't want to but who knows what will happen?
Not a great analogy. Something might happen to make him choose to raise taxes, but it will still be a choice to do so.
What were they supposed to do though?
Keep in mind that Israel was not just attacked on October 7th, they've been under almost constant rocket bombardment over the years and have been talked out of retaliation by allies including the US who helped them devise the world's most sophisticated air defence system, which constantly shoots those rockets down.
The Hamas attack demonstrate the extent to which Hamas had upgraded their capabilities and it became a threat that could no longer be ignored.
The only way of dealing with it was attacking it in a military operation.
Now Hamas are not a conventional military force, and in pretty much all ways are drawn from, interlinked with and indistinguishable from the civilian population in Gaza. This was illustrated when many of the crimes committed on Israeli soil were not committed by Hamas, but by civilians that poured into the breath created by Hamas. Hamas themselves admit this, saying that they don't hold all the hostages and do not know where they are being held in Gaza. Basically, Iran and Hamas lost control of the situation and ended up creating a situation they never intended to create.
There are no military targets in Gaza, Hamas fighters live with their families in civilian buildings. Civilians that are not part of Hamas but yet are still armed have likely taken shots at Israeli troops.
Military doctrine is that if an advancing military column comes under fire you call in airstrikes or artillery to take out the building the fire is coming from. There's videos of US and British troops doing this in Iraq and Afghanistan all over YouTube.
Everyone claimed Israel had a right to defend itself and that destroying Hamas was a legitimate aim. If you accept that you also have to accept its going to be a blood bath where the normal rules of engagement and international law do not apply.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Well we still need to get capital gains up to the same level as income tax. And have land inheritance given parity to all other estates. Ideally merge NI into income tax too.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Deal with the cause, not the consequences. Stop Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Golan by pushing them back to 1967 borders. Support Fatah in state building across both parts of Palestine.