Israel/Hamas War Superthread

[Dill]

(05-21-2024, 12:34 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Well, we know Hamas did, they broadcast them live. 
Ahh, yes, those luminary bastions of freedom; South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti.  Certainly nations with the moral high ground to call for proceedings.

I hear some of those countries actually had slavery at one time. Some have also experienced fairly recent coup attempts. 
None are holding 5 million people under military rule without basic human rights, though. 

(05-21-2024, 12:34 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: The key take away from this is that Hamas' strategy to maximize civilian casualties worked beyond their wildest dreams.  What a sad occurrence, as it gives a perfect blueprint for asymmetric warfare going forward.  Further proof, if any was needed, that the trend towards globalization should be resisted at all costs.

The first bolded won't fool or deter ICC investigations into IDF war crimes. It may work in the court of US public opinion,
but in the ICC, Israel won't be able to use an alleged Hamas "strategy" to explain away alleged IDF war crimes. 

From the bolded you get to "globalization"--The increased international connectedness and boost to trade enabled by modern communications technology? 
I have not idea how that could be "resisted" without severely dropping our GDP.

Sure you don't mean "globalism"? That's the usual target of the right--foreign policy based on global rather than national interest.

Still don't see how you connect any of that to the Gaza War.  Wait, could you be imputing to Hamas an IDF level of media savvy? Maybe thinking 
"globalization" enables a Hamas "success" importable to other sites of "asymmetiric warfare"?  (Don't get mad if that's not what you meant. I'm
just having trouble understanding what "trend" is to be resisted and why.)