Here we go again, do you think Israel is using too much force against Gaza?

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kismet

Since when is war a mathematical equation? The basic objective of any warring party is to inflict maximal damage on the enemy while minimizing its own casualties. Was there anything proportional about the US war in Iraq ? Or about Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait for that matter? Or about Russia 's recent war against Georgia ? Israel is doing exactly what any other country has done in the past. This is how war works.

Would a British citizen complain that "too few" British soldiers are being killed in Iraq ? Probably not.

And on a more elementary note: Palestinian military inferiority is not an indication of moral superiority. Palestinian insistence on resorting to violence despite this military weakness is an indication of poor judgment perhaps - yet it is by no means an indication of moral virtue. Being militarily weak does not make the Palestinians right.

Joshua N

Bravo Sierra

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you decide

susu

Yes, I think Israel is using too much force against Gaza.

The Massacers in Gaza started on the 27.12.08. And now there are more than 2400 injured and more than 510 dead.

The majority of the injured and dead people are children. You can write in Google or youtube Gaza, Gaza now, Gaza children, massacers in Gaza or Holocaust in Gaza and see the picturs onf the dead people in Gaza.

DGam

What did Hamas think? That if they fired 3,200 inept rockets they'd only get inept retribution?

The First Dragon

Not too much; maybe not enough. We'll see how it comes out.

Shawna

israel is full of worthless killers

over the last 8 years they have killed over 4300 palestanians...

all innocent
most of them...children

they have left 100s of children orphaned.... most of the under the age of 10

why cant those idiots see that

who would you like to be the 10 year old child calling out for his or her mom every day, hopeing theyll come with some food to eat...
but no one comes..

i am very attached to my parents ..and if that had happened to be.. i don't know what id do...

israel is useing to much force and they need to be stopped

Pete O

THE Israeli military and Hamas have been engaged in hostilities from a distance for months. Yesterday they came face to face.

Israeli tanks, soldiers and special forces troops crossed four points into Gaza in the early hours of yesterday, entering the most dangerous phase of any military operation - a ground invasion.

No one doubts the Israeli Defence Force is a formidable operation - the most powerful military in the Middle East.

But nor is Hamas a rag-tag operation. In recent years, it has become a far more professional outfit. It operates with many of the structures of an army, dividing Gaza into five regions, each with its own commander. Hamas leaders were believed to have taken refuge in Gaza City, meaning the Israelis would almost certainly end up in unpredictable combat in its streets and neighbourhoods.

In military terms, this immediately gives Hamas an advantage.

Gaza's people are crowded into winding streets, large apartment buildings and shanties on the edge of refugee camps. Hamas fighters have plenty of places to hide among Gaza's 1.5 million people.

The key strategic question is: what exactly does Israel want to achieve from this?

Israel's claim that Hamas was using a vast system of underground tunnels to access serious weaponry for use against them appears accurate. Inside Israel, political pressure for action was strong. About 800,000 Israelis are within the 40km range of Hamas rockets, which Israelis find unacceptable.

The fact that Hamas could still fire rockets into Israel - after eight days of air raids targeting tunnels and weapons storage facilities - adds weight to the claim of stockpiling of weapons.

From Israel's point of view, nothing seems to work with Gaza. They tried occupying it. They tried leaving it three years ago under international pressure.

Gaza's people were poor and desperate even before the bombing began.

In the cycle of violence that defines the Middle East, each side can find something for which they want retribution.

The ground invasion will almost certainly lead to an even higher death toll on both sides. What is happening in Gaza right now is a humanitarian tragedy.

At best, the Israeli ground invasion will provide short-term relief from Hamas rockets.

But a long-term solution is desperately needed. Perhaps the only answer is for the international community to convince neighbouring Egypt to take control of Gaza.

The UN is not the solution. Yesterday's emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was unable to even agree on a Gaza statement: the body meant to take leadership in such conflicts is crippled in its divisions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Gaza being forced to become part of Egypt - to abandon its weapons and link with the Egyptian economy - is perhaps the only sustainable hope for this tiny, tragic strip of land.

MikeInRI

I don't think they are yet - we will see.

Good Luck!!!

THE TRUTH IS HOLY

This is an excellent question and one which demands a direct response. The answer is: NO. If anything, Israel is not prosecuting this military defensive maneuver with sufficient aggression. Israel was forced into this defensive action by the more than twelve thousand rocket attacks against her civilian population. After repeated warnings to Hamas to behave in a civilized fashion, Israel was required to defend her population. Let us hope and pray that she commences this mission of mercy on behalf of not only Israelis, but also the free world in general with the ferocity it deserves (instead of the half-way measures utilized thus far). If she pursues these enemies of peace correctly, all children - Christian children, Mohammedan children and Jewish children - will be able to be raised in a better and more peaceful world. I am heartbroken to see Israeli soldiers wounded (or - G-D Forbid, worse), but I know that they are preventing 9/11 types of events by their holy actions.

carbajal.mark@sbcglobal.net

Israel has the right to defend it self. Pray for the peace of Israel.

[ImpaKt]

You tell me,
200-300 dead( Im not sure about the #'s) and around 4000 dead.

It's the usual cowardly act and
they'll surely pay for it ''dearly''.

add;( sorry-typing mistake, i meant 4000 injured)

Teresa (SFECU) -â€ - pray4revival

Has Hamas stopped lobbing rockets and mortars at Israeli citizens? That should answer your question.

If not, then the IAF and IDF still have some work to do.

gary o

They will use enough force to get the job done.

Samsooma The Madruba

Force used is FORCE TO SUBDUE, as long as Qasams are flying from there FORCE USED did not SUBDUE.

harajuku lover

nope. enough is enough. israel is finally defending herself.

Here4Travel Q & A

I don't know, I'm not a war general.

But i do know that i've got links.. cower in fear of my html links!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0c7_1230608533

And once again no.
Halfast doesn't work in war.

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