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To: wtc911; HitmanNY; hershey

"Forget about the true tragedy which put Israel on the same level as the original terrorists (foreign hit team kills innocent)"

False moral equivalency.

Israel mistook an innocent for a terrorist; terrorists aim for innocents. That's not even remotely "on the same level."

I suspect the people who condemn Israel so roundly for the tragic error are really against the whole concept of hunting down the terrorists and killing them extra-judicially. Israel and its citizens are at war. Those living in the safety of the US may not get it.


99 posted on 12/13/2005 10:30:37 PM PST by dervish (no excuses)
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To: dervish
Israel mistook an innocent for a terrorist; terrorists aim for innocents. That's not even remotely "on the same level."

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I'll accept that on a morality and intent level. On a practical level the shooting in plain sight in a neutral country can be viewed as similar if not equivelant by the people of that country.

101 posted on 12/14/2005 4:14:45 AM PST by wtc911 (see my profile for how to contribute to a pentagon heroes fund)
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