What is the connection between attacking Palestinian civilians and defending Israel from Hamas?

POSTED BY SNOOFY

The connection seems to be the cowardice of Hamas Terrorists who after "bravely" sneak attacking Israel then ran home and hid in tunnels under hospitals and behind civilian human shields (which includes women children and Israeli hostages).

Interesting (but cowardly) tactic and quite a dilemma. If you let it be so.

Israel decided not to let that stop them from counter attacking and trying to prevent it from ever happening again.

"The U.S. post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and Pakistan have taken a tremendous human toll on those countries. As of September 2021, an estimated 432,093 civilians in these countries have died violent deaths as a result of the wars. As of May 2023, an estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones. The total death toll in these war zones could be at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting, though the precise mortality figure remains unknown. Civilian deaths have also resulted from U.S. post-9/11 military operations in Somalia and other countries."

Like I said, you can disagree with Israel methods but Israelis are slackers compared to America.

"Otherwise, they're selling worthless pieces of paper."

Welcome to capitalism! Never heard of "derivatives"? Buying stock is a form of gambling. They are all just magical pieces of paper. They are only worth what people are willing to pay for them.

What is a dollar bill worth? Exactly what we say it's worth. Because it's actually just a worthless piece of paper. Unless we say differently. Did you know that making a penny costs 3 cents? How does that even work?

How about bitcoin? It's only what people say it's worth. But it's actually worthless. You can't eat it and you can't even make jewelry out of it.

If the value of DJT is collapsing it's because people are losing faith in it and not enough are willing to buy it and they are selling more than they are buying. So it was all imaginary to start with.

That doesn't sound right!

IDF has killed 20x more Palestinians than Hamas, Hezbollah, PLO, etc have killed Israelis.

#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Slackers.

In America we prefer a ratio of 100 to 1.

I'm sure you'll be out there protesting those needless deaths quite soon, soldier.

#10 | POSTED BY PUMPKINHEAD

(Offer no longer valid in Texas, Mississippi or Louisiana.)

---- 'em.

#6 | POSTED BY PUMPKINHEAD

Wow. Look at all them dumb chickens for KFC!

and go out into the streets to protest (for) change... you know, like the boomers did.

#44 | POSTED BY CORKY

(Offer no longer valid in Texas, Mississippi or Louisiana.)

IT's another day.

Trumpy is in court again.

Obama is not.

Of course he says he's a former Marine, which doesn't exist.

POSTED BY WILLOWBY

LOL. I guess then I don't exist (which will eventually be true) But it seems I do have some rent free space in your head!

Yes. I am a "former" marine. It was a phase of my life. A pretty important phase but not the end all or be all or even the biggest or longest or even most important anymore. I am many former things. I think being a father and a husband beats being a marine hands down (though being a marine did help!).

Now I am just me. Former lots of things. And though I am still "always faithful" now it is to my country my constitution and my family and not to any particular organization or individuals (except my family o course!).

While I still have my ID card somewhere and my DD214 and I might even be able to shoot your eye out at 500 yards (with some practice) I'd rather not. And I am Pretty sure they won't let me eat at the chow hall any more or pick up my weapons at the armory. Nor can they call me up for military duty. And I am not going to stand guard duty anywhere (thank Gawd) except for guarding my house and my stuff (until I don't need it anymore) .

So yes. Realistically I am not a Marine. I am a former Marine. It's cute to think or say that once you are a marine you are always a marine (and It's true I will always have those basic skills and memories) but actually life goes on and we all change and grow and become many things before we die and eventually we put behind us childish things ( well most of us).

Many will choose the military as a career. But there is no way I could be a soldier for life. Yes, while I do not disparage those who choose a military career, for me, blindly obeying orders and fighting wars for old rich people and the MIC is a foolish game to me now.

I am so very am proud of what I did in choosing the marines as my first real job and surviving for those 4 years of my life and service to my country and they are my brothers in arms and I will always be fond of the ones who served with me but I don't do "lawful orders" anymore. But I do take requests. And may even respond to them. For a small nominal fee.

And I now have a beard. So technically I cannot even wear the uniform anymore (assuming it would even fit!) .

That's because you can't "think" like a billionaire! People who "sleep" are just lazy!

In his 2094 book, Think Like a Billionaire, he wrote that he usually gets four hours per night"a habit that continued into his presidency. His biographer Gwenda Blair also told The Guardian in 2017 that Trump once "made a big deal of saying he never sleeps and that people who sleep are lazy."

Posting on a blog should be a pastime, not a vocation.

#22 | POSTED BY TWINPAC

Tell that to to Russian/Chinese trolls/bots.

This is just a fun way for me to blow off steam and challenge bots and trolls and maga maroon thinking in a relatively safe way. (We will soon find out how "safe" it really was)

Democracy will die under a mountain of debt.

#11 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

You would think you commies would learn. (But I am so glad you can't!)

Ronnie Rayguns proved that old Russian trope to be totally wrong.

Re 5&6

Yup.

Biden's policies are super dangerous for some local union workers.

Especially the Bigots, Thieves and Scoundrels Union local 12.

wuite = quite

I appreciate your concern. But don't worry about me. To me, Trump is just like a child in a size 52 blue suit.
POSTED BY TWINPAC

I was I only "joshing" you. Of course. And you have been wuite prescient in your prognostications so far.

But, I really am concerned for the mental health of all of us.

The whole country is likely to be suffering from PSTD come this next January.

Classic, Bragg is breaking NY's own election law.

#12 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

Classic!

Fishpoo shows his complete lack reading comprehension and of understanding of the law yet again.

"The only thing Democrats have left is the hope and a prayer that they can get some criminal conviction to stick and people will gravitate away from Trump."

Time heals all wounds ... and wounds all heels.

This is gonna hurt some folks, real bad.
#5 | POSTED BY DOC_SARVIS

Maybe THIS is the "bloodbath" that Trumpy was gibbering about.

Obviously it was not spent on the homeless.

We can do better Gavin. You won't ever be President if you keep doing stupid crap like this.

Liberal policies are ruining what racists and a grumpy old white nationalist's thinks a society should be.

#10 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

FTFY

Re 4

And we already have the software available.

It's called "Missile Command" by Atari.

Donner it's just about making sure everyone is safe and held accountable. Again ... much like Biden's gun registry.

#30 | POSTED BY BLUEWAFFLES

It's about limiting freedom of speech and making us less safe is nothing like Biden's executive order. Which had nothing to do with a "gun registry".

But it WAS focused on:

-Reinforcing responsible gun ownership, including by requiring safe storage of firearms and reporting of lost and stolen firearms;

-Strengthening gun background checks, including by enacting universal background checks legislation and removing barriers to completing enhanced background checks; and

-Holding the gun industry accountable, including by banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and enacting firearm-specific liability laws to ensure that victims of gun violence have their day in court.

"Donner, my position is very firm on this. I don't care which side of the political aisle someone is on."

That's nice Commie. I am sure pootys pants is so proud!

And I am "very firm" too.

This will not stand. Not here where I live behind the "blue wall".

The nation's highest court decided Monday not to hear Mckesson v. Doe, leaving in place a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that punishes protest organizers with extreme financial consequences if even one participant commits an illegal act. The decision, which now stands as law in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, makes it dangerous and practically impossible to organize mass protests.

That may be the "law" in Texas Mississippi and Louisiana (axis of evil?) but it will never be the law here.

It's just another maga inspired Supreme Court decision (or lack of decision) that will backfire badly. You cannot hold everyone accountable in a protest for the actions of one.

You cannot abridge the freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances because of the actions of one person.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

If the 2nd amendment is to be sacrosanct then so is the 1st.

Even more so.

"Mr Michael Cohen seems to be a main witness. A person with a penchant for lying?"

You need to check that meme bro.

They were Trumpy lies. He lied for Trumpy. Like they all have to do.

Then he manned up and admitted to his lie. Like very few Trumpers can or are willing to do.

Read his books he explains very clearly how he got wrapped up in Trumpy's world of lies and how he finally escaped it.

He had to do time in prison because of Trumpy's lies.

Why shouldn't Trumpy have to do the same for his own lies?

But besides. Everything he says is backed up by other witnesses or documentation.

Trumpy's only way out is to disrupt the trial or tamper with and/or intimidate the witnesses or the jury pool (which he has already done)

I'm not sure Bragg is ready for that one.

#6 | POSTED BY TWINPAC

I am not sure I like you giving Trumpy's lawyers novel defense ideas!

But they actually do sound like the kind of crap Trumpy will make his lawyers pull.

Do you find it scary to try and think like a Trumpy do?

Seems dangerous! What if your brain got at stuck that way? (shiver)

"There is no guarantee that Trump will be convicted in Manhattan."

That's the scary part of this episode of Trumpy Tries to Destroy American Democracy.

He might just get away with it which will just make the Demon Don stronger (and much much worse).

Stand Back and Stand By!