What is Middle East Worst Case? Best Case?

[baby boo]

Originally Posted by mcbear

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Dropping leaflets in areas where people are hiding in basements and not coming out to pick up leaflets is not a very effective way to get a message out. Sounds a bit like the "Bang", Stop or I'll shoot!

If you have really been following the events carefully you will know that dropping leaflets is only a part Israel's attempt to warn the civlian population. They have also hijacked the FM stations and broadcast repeated warnings to evacuate.

[drewprof]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

Ordinarily I would agree w/ you, but I have seen too many pics and vids of women and children supporting the terrorists and wearing those suicide bomb belts not to put "civilians" in quotes when it comes to those terrorist groups.

Then propaganda by selective sampling has won you over.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by mcbear

Even the old guys and younger boys. Some may be trying to take up arms but should not be targets as they younger ones don't know better.

Dropping leaflets in areas where people are hiding in basements and not coming out to pick up leaflets is not a very effective way to get a message out. Sounds a bit like the "Bang", Stop or I'll shoot!

The "old guys, "boys," "women," et.al. can kill you just as dead as a wacko in uniform! And they often do...

I've heard several news reports that the IDF is also now making phone calls to places they plan to bomb. They called one house today and told them they had five minutes to scoot, and sure enough, five minutes later the place exploded! This is why I'm still having a hard time understanding why they killed six "civilians" in that bridge bombing. It just doesn't fit their M.O....

[drewprof]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

The "old guys, "boys," "women," et.al. can kill you just as dead as a wacko in uniform! And they often do...

I've heard several news reports that the IDF is also now making phone calls to places they plan to bomb. They called one house today and told them they had five minutes to scoot, and sure enough, five minutes later the place exploded! This is why I'm still having a hard time understanding why they killed six "civilians" in that bridge bombing. It just doesn't fit their M.O....

What's the point of calling to blow up a house so the occupant can evacuate? Is the house of strategic value or it's out of concern for the occupants? If this is not a form of terrorism then what is it?

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Professor

Then propaganda by selective sampling has won you over.

"Selective," hardly... Ubiquitous examples abound! Open your eyes and mind, please. You might actually earn that title.

[baby boo]

Originally Posted by mcbear

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Dropping leaflets in areas where people are hiding in basements and not coming out to pick up leaflets is not a very effective way to get a message out. Sounds a bit like the "Bang", Stop or I'll shoot!

I've seen video of people picking up these leaflets and tearing them up in defiance. Also as you have already been appraised Israel has used other methods to warn the civilian population including the hijacking of civlian radio frequencies and actually making phone calls to individual houses...

But you choose to ignore these facts because it fails to jibe with your propaganda.

[baby boo]

Originally Posted by Professor

What's the point of calling to blow up a house so the occupant can evacuate? Is the house of strategic value or it's out of concern for the occupants? If this is not a form of terrorism then what is it?

Hezbollah has been hiding armaments in private houses as well as Mosques.

But you already knew that....

[drewprof]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

"Selective," hardly... Ubiquitous examples abound! Open your eyes and mind, please. You might actually earn that title.

You mean tune in to CNN and FOX? I would not call that a window on the ME. but I guess that's all you can do from Kansas I guess...

[SILVER ARROW]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

Sorry. I didn't know those details. It doesn't make sense, does it, that they would do that when they go to such lengths to avoid civilian deaths on the battelfield in the Sough. It is a total mystery to me... And I am very glad your sister was spared. Just wish all innocents would have been. Can't figure that one...

Thanks Jay, it was a very unfortunate incident and experience.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Professor

What's the point of calling to blow up a house so the occupant can evacuate? Is the house of strategic value or it's out of concern for the occupants? If this is not a form of terrorism then what is it?

The house had been used to launch rockets into Israel. The IDF was giving the occupants the benefit of the doubt that they were not the actual perp's and wanted to level the place so it could not be used again. I think Israel also has a policy of leveling any place used by terrorists and their families. Too bad the Hesbolobians are not so inclined when lobbing rockets into Israel...