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I would have never negotiated with PLO, either. But then again, I am a principled man, and Olmert is an unfortunate parasite.
I have absolutely no qualms about making Hamas bleed.
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it's not just making hamas bleed. it's making sure they bleed, and bleed to death. seeing how entrenched they are in gaza, and how hated the israelis already are in the area, i simply don't see how israel can do a viable counterinsurgency strategy centered around "winning hearts and minds." well, the one other option here is the genghis option.
the US was ready to do that to japan during WWII- they were gonna firebomb and kill every last man, woman, and child if they had to. they didn't care two figs for the morality of doing so, or if this was going to cause international outcry, etc etc.
is israel going to do this? perhaps, if hamas uses a WMD on israel. but barring that, i highly doubt it. so....not many other options on the table.