Israel WTF!!

But the Hague Convetion (the one that actually governs how war is fought) states:


SECTION II
HOSTILITIES
CHAPTER I
Means of Injuring the Enemy,
Sieges, and bombardments

Art. 25.

The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited.
Art. 26.

The officer in command of an attacking force must, before commencing a bombardment, except in cases of assault, do all in his power to warn the authorities.
Art. 27.

In sieges and bombardments all necessary steps must be taken to spare, as far as possible, buildings dedicated to religion, art, science, or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals, and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not being used at the time for military purposes.

It is the duty of the besieged to indicate the presence of such buildings or places by distinctive and visible signs, which shall be notified to the enemy beforehand.


Israel is acting well within the law.
 
I love how certain people are bound to these magical rules of "civilized" war, but yet others can randomly launch rockets into the general vicinity of their enemy and send people into crowded markets and busses to blow themselves up and that's ok because "it's the only way they can fight".
 
...and there in lies the difference. You try to be nice and diplomatic and you end up w/ Saddam, Iran and Al Queda and they fuck you. You drop two A-bombs and they shape up. How the fuck did things work out like that?
 
who said that?

We were talking about the government of a country having the duty to protect its own citizens. If that means going after the group responsible, then so be it.

Innocent people may die, they always do, but that doesn't mean you should just ignore being attacked.
Also, this isn't some random, one time event. Israel has been dealing with terrorist attacks since their inception.
 
If they had their way they certainly would be. Ever compare the shit that these terrorist organizations and countries like Iran say to what Hitler said?
 
The every life is equal was just ideals.

I think that what Israel is doing is going too far and that they are not going to achieve anything with this (what could they possibly achieve, the last time they occupied Lebanon resulted in the creation of hezbolah).

I agree some form of retribution needed to occur, but not on this scale, not a full invasion.
 
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