Sarene wrote...
I urge you to see the attached images and to ask yourself, "What creates terrorism?" I mean, sure, there are many factors involved-- but you will find depictions of pain, loss, and suffering if you decide to look at these images. People (especially children) who experience such trauma have a tunnel-vision of life. And do you think the Hamas will not use such depictions to bolster their credibility?
"What creates terroristm?" Depends, it stems from one of two aspects. The first is religion though indoctrination that a certain group of people are subhuman such as Hamas, telling it's children that the Israeli people are baby eating murderers. Other groups such a Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front and Hezbollah also use religion to indoctrinate that all others are subhuman and should be killed. The second one is a social injustice though usually attempting to bring a "political" change. Such as the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), Tamil Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), Revolutionary Struggle (Greek: Επαναστατικός ΑγώναÏ‚, Epanastatikos Agonas),The Communist Party of Peru (shining path), and The United National Liberation Front (UNLF)
I can make Palestinians look just as bad with pictures as well. Here is a tidbit of reality. "War is hell". You cry your pretty eyes out for the Palestinians and yet, I have yet to even hear you even HINT as a little sympathy for the Israeli people killed by Hamas and the Palestinians over the years. I know you are all buddy buddy with Muslims but, open your eyes and realize that Hamas brought this on itself. They lost all credibility in the eyes of intelligent people when they decided to use the mentally ill and children as living bombs.
I can't even begin to fathom why you support the Palestinians when you can clearly look up the atrocities that they have committed in our lifetime. Not to mention their disregard for ceasefires since they would continually launch rockets into Israeli territory.
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Let me counter with another question. How can you be sure that the food and medicine isn't going to Hamas?
Sarene wrote...
Your paranoia is rather extreme. I'd rather that a few of the Hamas get a loaf of bread, than have the entirety of the Gaza strip starve. In fact, denying the rest of the population basic human rights and leaving them to suffer constitutes a war crime.
It would be paranoia if it was unfounded but, I can assure you that these kinds of acts are common in shit holes like Palestine. U.N. aid has been stolen in conflict or troubled areas like Somalia, Burma, Georgia, Darfur. So what is to prevent it from happening with Hamas? As I said before they clearly don't respect human life so I find it really likely that Hamas would take the aid destined to the people and use it for themselves.
In conclusion: I am happy that the U.S. senate voted to support Israel and condemn Hamas. It's the first smart thing this congress has done in the past few months. While you are busy hating Israel for defending it's people why don't you read a statement by a Hamas spokesman about Hamas Ignoring the U.N. resolution
The resolution "does not serve our interests nor that of the people of Palestine," said Hamas official Raafat Morra, speaking from Lebanon. "It does not take into account the aspirations and the principal objectives of the Palestinian people."