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"we're outsized in military strength so we should pursue war over diplomacy" what?
Israel is never going to respond to Diplomacy. That's not how genocidal states operate.
What does that have to do with the clarification I inquired about?
You're acting as if Diplomacy is an option. It's not. Genocidal states do not respond to Diplomacy. They only respond to bloodshed and slaughter. Did the Nazis come to the table in good faith while they were genociding? No? Then why do you think Israel is any different?
That's twice you didn't actually respond to my comment. Now you're going down a rabbit hole extrapolating what my beliefs are. Do you do this offline? Walk down the street and shout at strangers about tangential topics to things you seem them observing or working on? Ffs I dont even feel that differently than you.
I definitely responded to what you meant originally, even if you think it doesn't make sense as a reply. Why are they pursuing war when they're outmatched? Because it's literally the only option when dealing with genocidal states. What other clarification could you need? Apologies if I gave you too much credit towards having opinions that make sense though.
How long do you think they should try diplomacy for before they realize that it's not working?
How long do you think they have tried it?
30 years or so.
The person I'm replying to seems to be missing a lot of historical context, which is why I'm asking the question and why I'm not going to answer yours without a bit of quid pro quo.
No, I don't.
I'm trying to interpret this as a response to my post, but it doesn't make sense. I don't want to assume incorrectly or misinterpret your response so I need you to clarify what you mean.
Hey, I'm sorry. I think the thread loaded buggy for me. I thought your reply was directly to me about my comment
What? My comment is that the above doesn't make logical sense. What are you talking about?
The cowardly and terrorist attack on civilians Hamas committed on Oct 7th was short sighted and doesn't make logical sense. Fighting back against a superior force when all other options have been exhausted does make sense. There are a few historical examples of a small force overcoming a superior force, it could happen. Not likely, but again, when there aren't other options, trying the same thing that didn't work over and over again for 50 years isn't very logical either.