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[Morley]

Mr. Vonnegut might disagree ... And so it goes.

Well played, sir.

indeed.

[yellowstone123]

I think in war when people are attacked then they want justice. Even God said if Israel would seek justice and righteousness he could bless them.

Our 9/11 kept us in the Middle East around 20 years for us to just pull up stakes and leave. Some may argue what filled the vacuum of deceased dictators was worse. Does one want to deal with Gadaffi, Hussein or the militias that filled the void.

For families who lost love ones they are asking why. It didn't seem like we wanted to win like we did in World War II.

In World War II people deferred their college to go fight the fascist. But trial and error, adapting, and going forward is what they try to do. In 1942 Billy Mitchell and his group flew B-25 bombers off the an Aircraft carrier to bomb Tokyo knowing they didn't have the fuel to return.

I was reading a book called The Unknown Battle of Midway by a guy who was on the aircraft carrier Enterprise. It reveals: "The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 126 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target."

[Dr. Shades]

Mr. Vonnegut might disagree you with along with people in Tokyo and Dresden, Cologne, Essen, Dortmund, Hanover, Nuremberg, Chemnitz, and so on.

Point taken. I was thinking more along the lines of US involvement in Europe.

Dresden, Cologne, Essen, Dortmund, Hanover, Nuremberg, and Chemnitz are all in Europe.

[Father Francis]

There was far more at stake. Civilians were not targeted, military complexes and manufacturing plants were. Smart bombs didn't exist 80 years ago, and the threat to the world posed by Germany was far greater than anything a handful of impoverished bandits with cheap rockets could ever hope to present to Israel. Allied forces during WWII didn't run through civilian homes of Germany raping the women and murdering the children for sport as the IDF does in the West Bank.

Mr. Vonnegut might disagree you with along with people in Tokyo and Dresden, Cologne, Essen, Dortmund, Hanover, Nuremberg, Chemnitz, and so on.

Slaughterhouse Five is a masterpiece.

[yellowstone123]

I never understood Slaughter House Five. I wanted to read the hundred greatest books ever written. I understood the war scenes but not the aliens. It’s been a while and maybe I should revisit it.

Also, thank you to the person who edited out my repeats posts. I kept trying to edit a post and another same paragraph would appear. I should have edited on my laptop and not my tablet. Again, thank you.

[Jersey Girl]

I'm not scrolling through umpteen updates on CNN to find the article right now but is this an acceptable tactic in warfare?

Live Updates Israel begins flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘on a limited basis,’ US official says

[Dr. Shades]

I'm not scrolling through umpteen updates on CNN to find the article right now but is this an acceptable tactic in warfare?

Live Updates Israel begins flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘on a limited basis,’ US official says

Yes.

[Chap]

I'm not scrolling through umpteen updates on CNN to find the article right now but is this an acceptable tactic in warfare?

Live Updates Israel begins flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘on a limited basis,’ US official says

Yes.

There are some things that are ruled out by international laws on conduct in warfare, but flooding out an armed enemy with whom one is engaged in active combat is not one of them.

[Dr. Shades]

Yes.

There are some things that are ruled out by international laws on conduct in warfare, but flooding out an armed enemy with whom one is engaged in active combat is not one of them.

So, just like I said?

[Chap]

There are some things that are ruled out by international laws on conduct in warfare, but flooding out an armed enemy with whom one is engaged in active combat is not one of them.

So, just like I said?

My post attempted to sketch the factual legal basis behind your one-word assertion. So like, but different?