Yes, go up and ask them, if they stab you, you know the are a wrongen

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Based on this principle, then very much so although I am personally now in favour of getting rid of democracy as we understand it.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

That’s just silly. No one thinks we simplify ignore dangerous people. I am talking about an overall strategy of ensuring that we separate the truly evil from those who are just wanting a peaceful life.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

I am not, and nor do I suspect is anyone else here, either a military strategist or privy to all the intelligence that Israel possesses. So I don’t have a precise answer.

Trying though to adopt a more nuanced, forensic approach to decapitate Hamas and encourage their overthrow from within Gaza makes more sense to me than the current one which will see both a huge loss of innocent lives, immense suffering of many more and the support of the international community shredded.

That would equal a victory for Hamas.

You don’t defeat ideas with wars. You defeat ideas with better ideas.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

I would imagine that the people pulling the string will not be concerned with converting radical Islam to a moderate belief system. Their concern will be preventing a radical government or organisation from obtaining a nuclear weapon to threaten the stability of the world.

The US has eyes on Iran and will be very happy to see Israel destroy or weaken its allies, even if that means serious collateral damage.

Hamas, who were obviously aided by outside agencies, have struck at a time when Israeli relations with Saudi were making progress. This was obviously deliberate. What ever plan Hamas and its allies might have, they will not be successful. America will do whatever it takes to make sure of that. It could get very ugly, and we must hope that the conflict remains conventional and contained.

Probably sitting around women and children on flat bed trucks !