Ok,
Not speaking as a mod.
Frankly, some on this board in this thread make me ashamed to be here. Full stop, end of story. You know who you are. I won't accuse you of being human.
Some of you post Iranian, Chinese, Russian, and Hamas aligned media sources without an OUNCE of salt about their intentions.
Some of you sound almost gleeful watching Israelis die.
I am a Jew. I may not be the best Jew (I like shellfish, I love Pepperoni pizza, and I like my Friday nights) but this is Holocaust level stuff. Don't try to nuance me today. Just don't. I am not interested in moral equivelence. Hamas through it's actions has rose it's hands against all men. Period.
The IDF fucked up, you know what? They will recover, and then I think Hamas is going to find out what a really bad decision they made. Gloves are coming off, and the Arabs are going to have to ask who they want as neighbors? Unhinged folks who can do this? Or an Israel they have been at peace with for 50 years? Considering they've all had their own histories with the Palestinians (Black September 1970, and Kuwait 1991 are two big examples). Pro forma condemnations are not big deals. Call me if someone actually mobilizes.
Do I advocate genocide? No. But do I advocate the utter destruction of Hamas ala Al Queda? Yes. They proved they don't want any other peace than the peace of the dead. In a civilized world, this cannot stand. It should not stand. And I don't want to be associated with those that think this is somehow OK. So do me a favor? Give it a rest. And get checked for presence of a soul.