Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Israel claims a tunnel ran through this Gaza cemetery it destroyed. A visit to the site raised more questions than answe [View all]Eko
(8,784 posts)Is not a question?
"They didn't just dig up a cemetery. They dug up a legitimate military target which they had every reason to suspect was located underneath the cemetery. And they are pretty open about it"
But you dont actually know that so why are you stating it as fact?
Your next sentence shows you don't actually know this in the first two words.
" And apparently, they found their military target. "
The rest of that paragraph reinforces it.
"There is no question that Hamas militants were attacking from the tunnels that the reporter toured, and there is no question that the Hamas military headquarters were located in the tunnel, in close proximity of the cemetery, and there is no question that both the militants and their headquarters were there before IDF dug up the cemetery. "
But there is still the question of if the tunnels went into the cemetery isn't there? Odd that you don't mention that one.
"Do you really not care about Hamas turning a cemetery into a military target?"
I'm sure if your neighbor went all MAGA and dug tunnels, hoarded bombs and had a shootout with LE and they razed your house because it was near your neighbor you would be all like, "Yeah, makes sense."
"If the IDF target was underneath a gay bar, they would have leveled a gay bar. And if their target were underneath a salami factory... well, you get the picture. But Hamas chose a friggin cemetery. IDF wasn't after any of the above, they went after a legitimate military target. And nobody in their right mind is disputing this."
Or hospitals, or churches, schools, clinics, pretty much like any building or place and they are now like, fuck it, blow it up, burn it down, dig it up, bomb it, flood it. Tell me like one place, just one place in Gaza that they haven't decided to destroy. Just one place. You cant. Your answer will be its war. And that's fine. You can be that way. I'm not. A lot of us aren't. We aren't the type to think it's ok to obliterate your enemies. The civilians and the fighters. Just admit it. And we still don't have proof they were using that cemetery, just you and them saying they were. If you do indeed think its fine to obliterate your enemies why are you even arguing with me? Does it matter if Hamas was even using the cemetery or if they weren't? Just being near it seems to be enough for you for them to just doze it down.
"BTW, IDF owes neither you nor the reporters nor anyone else any proof. If anyone doubts their account, it is on the doubter to prove there was no legitimate military target under the cemetery. Good luck with that. No, I really don't care about idle speculations being passed as righteous indignation. Especially when it is patently biased and one-sided."
Pretty sure I have money going to the IDF. Naw, the IDF doesn't owe me any proof, but the people that take my money do. Or am I not allowed to care about that at all and must bow down to your idle speculations that are righteous indignation and absolutely biased and one sided? Give me a break. When Ol George Bush invaded Iraq should I have just shut the fuck up then like you obviously think I should now? Should I have just been like, Dang, he said there were WMD's in Iraq so there's your proof? Then I was a traitor for thinking and saying that I didn't believe the party line and needed proof to do absolutely horrible things, now I'm just what? Woke? One last thing, "it is on the doubter to prove", have you ever heard that it is near impossible to prove a negative? Can you prove to me that there werent WMD's in Iraq? Can you?
Eko.