Originally posted by bigross86
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Originally posted by bigross86
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Originally posted by bigross86
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was outraged at those rockets in the basement of that school, and rightly so. But you seem to think that meant he gave the green light for Israel to blow up any UN building, staffed by UN employees if its integrity is compromised? Sorry, that’s not the case. UN buildings staffed by UN personnel are in Gaza for humanitarian reasons, and also represent the rest of the collective world, at it's altruistic best, and they are sacrosanct. That means you don’t attack them, especially if they contain, or might contain UN personnel. So yeah, I guess UN personnel are the ultimate human shield, and I suppose for the most part, that Israel abides by this, if not overt then implied rule.
Your fascination with the principle of zero-tolerance, in all its tyrannical, barbaric glory, isn’t morally defensible. Here’s a thought experiment for you: A Hamas operative with a handful of rockets accesses the roof of a crowded UN orphanage containing no fewer than 500 children. What would you do? I’ll tell you what Israel should do. It should sit back and accept the minimal danger to Israel those rockets represent ... and complain loudly, diplomatically, and justifiably. But maybe you’d rather pin a medal on the soldier who planted a 500lb bomb on top of that insurgent, obliterating him, and the rest of the building?
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