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Originally Posted by Zachstar
They said the raid was botched.
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Clearly.
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That military has a habit of doing that for starters.
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The IDF is among the most professional military forces on the planet. They don't have a habit of botching raids. They do, however, conduct a lot of them which raises chances of occasional failure. Which this technically wasn't as the mission was successful - but the IDF did take unnecessary casualties.
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I choose to believe the victims over the military who has already lied about this incident. Of course it has nothing to do with me. but other countries views are very important in this case.
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I still haven't seen any good evidence of any lies.
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If they opened fire it explains the insane behavior. For all they knew the commandos were there to kill (which they of course eventually did) Multiple witnesses say they opened from the helo first. White flags were raised in the chaos got ignored and people died. Israel ends up being the bully yet again. And now the Gaza operation is a failure. Defend Israel all you want. Wont close the egypt border again.
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IDF opening fire from helicopters doesn't explain anything at all. Look, civilians, even an enraged mob, have a hard time dealing with gunfire and taking casualties. You can even see this on the videos - within seconds of opening fire the military has full control of the situation. If the ship was under fire before the boarding started we never would have seen a brawl - the deck would be as empty as possible, with anyone who didn't make it off taking cover. People don't mill about in huge groups when bullets are flying.
As for white flags, what are they supposed to represent or signal? I keep hearing about them here, but I don't understand what everyone means. White flag usually means "come talk to me without fear", or "I surrender". Neither of them seemed to be the intention of those on that ship.