Okay. That's a rather retarded comparison..
And why?
Just a plain evaluation of the weaponry used.
Hamas throws (almost literally spoken) rockets at Israel of which most are home made from salvaged scrap. Those kind of rockets can be made in ones backyard shop.
It somewhat reminds me of the Cata quest [Everything but the Kitchen Sink] where you shoot with scrap pieces, even roasted chicken at the attacking helicopters.
Some 1500 rockets were fired into Israel over those days now, and the damage they've caused is minimal compared to their numbers. Their effectiveness is that of a hand grenade with wings. Part of the reason why Israels Iron dome defense was actually capable to intercept most of them. They are slow, floating in the air like a lame duck, not like a strong powerful missile.
Whereas Israel has serious missiles which cause a lot more devastating destruction.
Make no mistake here.... Don't associate those Hamas rockets with something like Patriot Missiles and the like.
I am not saying that I agree with them being shot into Israel at all. Neither do I say it's fine Israel fires theirs into Gaza.
I just want to point out that people also need to look at what weapons are in use there.
---------- Post added 2012-11-23 at 09:30 AM ----------
Not every other, Every!
And every tyrannical nation in history has been brought down, either by allies from outside, who finally had enough. or from within, because one can only tyrannize for so long, until the pure survival instincts break through in an entire society and they stand up against the tyrants.
In many cases it was a combination of the two.
But every single tyranny in the past, came to an end.
So no.. it would not be smart for Israel to become a tyrant or villain. It would be the clear path to their elimination.
---------- Post added 2012-11-23 at 09:41 AM ----------
I think so too. And I believe that an obvious removal/ethnic cleansing would bring Russia out on the table and they'd interfere with Military Power. And I am pretty sure that the USA would not risk a war with Russia in Middle East over Israel. Especially not if the obvious reason would be to save the lives of people who are facing another holocaust. That wouldn't happen.
So, Israel cannot bank all their actions on the insurance policy of having the USA as the mighty ally that has their back. Let alone that I do not believe that such actions would be backed by the USA. That would betray everything the USA tries to stand for.
The middle east crisis contributes to our World economy crisis at large. We all are interested to stabilize the region. For all of us the most benefit would come from total peace down there. It has to come to an end.
Interesting read, how not everything is just black and white...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/comme...rticle5583671/