Israel made what could be a very big boo-boo in this recent skirmish against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. A recent attack on a UN humanitarian center destroyed thousands of pounds of food and humanitarian supplies intended for Palestinian refugees. This is a big mistake for two reasons as I see it:
1) The current conflict was to be against Hamas, an organization or party that is separate from a country or sovereign nation like Palestine. Whether they were following the rules of war to begin with could be called into question, but to destroy humanitarian aid from the UN going to refugee's is a bit of a low blow. I would be more willing to consider the argument that this was collateral damage if it was simply a random food storage. But given the specific use for the goods, I doubt it was a "grave mistake" as the Israeli Prime Minister states.
2) It was the UN! For those tetering on the fence of whether there was any validity to this conflict to begin with, you may have swayed their vote against Israel based on this attack alone. Perhaps when going into battle you would like to make your attacks a little more strategic. Give your fighters some places to be careful not to trash. So even if they claim it was a mistake, the mistake was as much the act as it was not preparing your attackers and those that lead them.
Considering some of the statements by the Israeli's at the start of this conflict (this was considered to be a "to the death" battle), then there is no reason to think this is was completely intentional.
You need to research a little more before you jump to conclusions. I sincerely doubt that this was a mistake on Isreal's part. The U.N. has been suspected and caught on a couple of occasions in this specific conflict smuggling weapons into Gaza for the Palestinians. What the news reports and what actually happens over there I tend to see as two different things. That said, whether it was the U.N. itself smuggling weapons such as rockets, etc. or whether they facilitated the smuggle, in my opinion it does not matter they are still taking sides and directly facilitating conflict rather than peace. I am 100 percent against the United Nations because they are a corrupt organization.
ReplyDeleteFirst off Hamas is a Terrorist organization, with a political wing. The Palistinian people voted them into a power.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I will call the "Bullet Tooth Toney" affect. Racall the movie Snatch, when the Stupid crooks try to rob Bullet Tooth Toney with Replica pistols. Toney responds by saying "since your guns have replica written on the side, and mine has Desert Eagle.50 written on the side of it, this should precipitate your mincy balls shrivling up, and you pissing off"
There are great life lessons to be learned here.
1. Dont start shit you cant finish refering to Hamas, and the stupid animals who support them.
2. War is hell thats why the phrase was coined. If the UN cant handle collateral damage they should get out.
3. "Proportionate response" is the most overused Illogical Fallacy, that seems to be very popular with the "PC" crowd. America wouldnt exist if we lived by such falacious thinking. IE American soldiers during our war for Independance targeted British Officers during battle. This also was seen as "Disproportionate" or as the British put it at the time "unsportsmanlike".
If your in a street fight are you going to fight like a good sport, or fight for your life?
Isreal has carteblanche to respond how they will in my book.
Let me please clarify my stance. Not that anyone has to then agree with it, but I feel the need to. I am not FOR Hamas, and I am not FOR Palestine. My post was to demonstrate my disagreement with the tactile move by the Israeli's. That move only. I feel that Israel defending their country and fighting for their sovereignty as a whole is justified.
ReplyDeleteMy belief that this one act was a mistake comes from the idea that war should be between countries, combatants, and militant forces; not civilians or refugee's. I am not defending the UN or their decision to provide possible or alleged assistance to Palestine/Hamas.
Feeding and taking care of even your worst enemy is something that Christ taught. And even if the UN is this great corrupt abomination, they were performing a christ-like service in that they were providing basic needs to human beings. Hardly a reason to blow them up.
War has a Public Relations side to it would you agree? There is an image that comes with war that must be maintained if you don't want the world to blow you up. I question if this strike was in Israel's best interest. Was there not a better way to attack their enemy combatants and send the same message? I think there are better more effective targets that don't harm a wavering world support or perceived image of the conflict.