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Originally posted by Shoplifter
The University is built on land stolen in a campaign of conquest.
The students are legitimate targets, the company that makes coffee is a legitimate target, the company that provides pencils is a legitimate target. The homes of the workers of these companies are legitimate economic targets. They are targets by the same criteria used during WWII by the USAF to determine selection of targets in Europe.
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You are getting close.
Israel and much of the world complain that the suicide bombers are attacking civilians.
I have asked this question before; does anyone think that if the suicide bombers attacked only military personell Israel would be any less upset?
Does anyone think that if the terrorists, that struck the WTC, would have flown all three aircraft into the Pentagon, or any other military target, the US would have been any less upset.
Palestinian civilians are suicide bombers and they attack civilians.
When Israel attack Palestinians with their Army they are attacking civilians, not an Army, because the Palestinians do not have an Army.
Civilians are as much the enemy as military personell are.
Civilians provide the military with fresh recruits.
Civilians supply the economic fuel to allow an Army to fight (In Israel's case it is the economic fuel of the US). After the last incursion into Palestinian cities the Congress appropriated special funds (in addition to the 2.8 billion we give them anually) to resupply Israel's military.
Civilians supply the logistical capability of the military.
The US attacked civilians on a massive scale during the Second World War, on a lesser scale during Korea and Vietnam, but did in fact intentionally target civilians in both of those conflicts.
I have stated before that war is criminal in nature and is a dirty affair and trully civilized people would find other means to solve their problems, but civilization has not attained this level, as of this point in time, and may never attain this level.
I will repeat what I have stated many times: The tactics being used by the Palestinians and the Israelis, only exacerbate the problem (in my considered opinion) and the violence egaged in by both sides, will not attain the desired results for either side.
The wheel continues to turn.