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5. Yes.

Tue Aug 20, 2024, 01:06 PM

Aug 2024

Just taking hostages is a cheap and easy way to get whatever you want.
To win a war with minimal cost.

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The extreme dangers of a cease-fire [View all] Richard D Aug 2024 OP

The final paragraph sums it up: marybourg Aug 2024 #1

A nuanced conversation . . . Richard D Aug 2024 #2

Exactly. Richard D Aug 2024 #4

Yes. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #5

And if the world (i.e. USA) forces the cease fire. . . Richard D Aug 2024 #6

Unless there is some behind the scenes plan to defeat Hamas, Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #7

Especially so when . . . Richard D Aug 2024 #8

Yes the civilian population is just collateral damage. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #9