• Flying SquidM
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    26 months ago

    Destroying Hamas means destroying the leadership, so it can no longer function.

    Where is that claimed? Or is that just your opinion?

    • @FlowVoid
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      6 months ago

      These were Netanyahu’s goals in October:

      destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities; and returning the hostages home

      And these are Netanyahu’s current goals:

      Seizing the Rafah Crossing is a very significant step towards destroying the remaining military capabilities of Hamas, including the elimination of the four terrorist battalions in Rafah, and an important step to damage the governmental capabilities of Hamas

      • Flying SquidM
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        26 months ago

        You mean his goals keep changing? Hmm… seems like a constantly changing military objective would allow you to kill an unlimited number of children justifiably based on your reasoning.

        • @FlowVoid
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          6 months ago

          In October, he said he wanted

          1. destruction of Hamas’s military
          2. and governing capabilities;
          3. and returning the hostages home

          Today, he says the Rafah operation is a significant step towards

          1. destroying the remaining military capabilities of Hamas, including the elimination of the four terrorist battalions in Rafah,
          2. and an important step to damage the governmental capabilities of Hamas

          The first two goals look unchanged.

          There is no mention of hostages in my quote. Maybe he isn’t interested in that any more, but it’s entirely possible he mentioned it elsewhere and I didn’t see it.

          • Flying SquidM
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            26 months ago

            destruction of Hamas’s military

            You mean the military that grows every time a child is killed. So this never ends and children never stop being killed.

            • @FlowVoid
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              No, Hamas forces are steadily getting smaller. If there are new recruits, they are not enough to make up for the losses.

                • @FlowVoid
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                  6 months ago

                  No, Hamas forces are steadily getting smaller. If there are new recruits, they are not enough to make up for the losses.

                  Your link:

                  Hamas may have lost half its battalion commanders by December, while half its battalions had been broken down as well.

                  The article suggests that they can recruit in the future, and maybe they can. Or maybe Palestinian militants will join a different organization, as I suggested.

                  But for now, Hamas is definitely smaller than they were in October.

                  • Flying SquidM
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                    26 months ago

                    You either did not read the whole article or are dishonestly taking that line out of context.

                    But for now, they are smaller than they were in October.

                    This is also dishonest because we are not talking about “for now,” we are talking about how this war will end, if it ever does.

                    You clearly have an honesty problem and I don’t see why I should continue this discussion further.