• NoLifeGaming@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    That to me seems like the same logic being used by the israelis to justify killing the Palestinians. Its never justified to go after the civilian population and non combatants.

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      7 months ago

      That to me seems like the same logic being used by the israelis to justify killing the Palestinians.

      The difference though is the availability of precise targeting of the enemy versus the civilians.

      Do you potentially end the lives of a million of your own drafted citizens just for more precise targeting of the enemy? One hell of a moral dilemma for any leader to decide.

      Its never justified to go after the civilian population and non combatants.

      Absolutely agree with this, and one of the reasons I’m upset personally with Israel right now is that they are fairly infamous for being able to precisely target their enemy when they want to, and hence what they’ve done in Gaza to the civilian population that had nothing to do with the conflict is just horrific.

      Having said all that, there is a nuance in the two scenarios, they are not equal.