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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai
NATO's purpose is not to support member countries in aggressive wars. If that were the case, all of NATO would be in Iraq. If Turkey starts a war with Israel there isn't a chance in heck that the other NATO countries would back them. It may also result in Turkey getting expelled from NATO.
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Sending aid ships equals the Iraq war? I don't think I can accept that comparison.
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Well its in general a heck of a lot better then the surrounding countries. Also I think that any people would react in the same way (or worse) if in the same position. Lets say we change the people, instead of Israel being the Jewish homeland, it was the Canadian homeland, or the Finnish homeland. Lets say the neighbors hate us as much, and are doing everything in their power to destroy us, including the usual terror bombings, rocket/mortar attacks on towns and cities, etc. Do you honestly think our populations would act any differently (or even with as much restraint) than Israel does? I sure as heck don't. I mean look at the American reaction to the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
I am not in the least bit surprised that Israel blocks large gatherings, protests, etc. Especially considering the type of people who would exploit such situations, and regularly hide in the civilian population, and constantly use them as human shields (like setting up military targets right beside schools, or on top of residential apartments), from which to launch terror attacks.
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Well let's think about how the US and Canada have dealth with their native populations. In both countries the natives have been marginalised greatly, in US they are confined to reservations and to a large extent have been annihilated in order to secure more
lebensraum for the invaders. So in that sense I guess you're a right, in a way. The Israelis haven't annihilated all of the Palestinians. Then again who says they aren't actively trying to do so now and in the future.
And seeing as Gaza is one of the most tightly populated places on the earth I'm not exactly sure where you suppose it is possible to 'hide' there and not be close to civilian housing.