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cosmicone

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5. House demolition has been an effective deterrent

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 11:19 AM

Dec 2014

Without it, there would have been far far more suicide bombings. When the fanatics are high on Islam, they can rarely be deterred by anything else other than the potential of their family being homeless and on the street.

While some families are completely innocent, many are tacitly complicit in the terrorism.

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Biden: Israel's House Demolition Policy Is 'Collective Punishment' [View all] Purveyor Dec 2014 OP

Yeah, well he can talk after we here in the USA stop PCIntern Dec 2014 #1

What happened on PBS? Leopolds Ghost Dec 2014 #2

There was a wonderful concert with PCIntern Dec 2014 #4

Pathetic attempt to deflect is noted. n/t Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #14

Who you calling 'pathetic'? PCIntern Dec 2014 #15

'undermine'? Ash_F Dec 2014 #17

More selective pearl-clutching... PCIntern Dec 2014 #18

You are the one who reacted to the OP with a tangent Ash_F Dec 2014 #19

"the demolition of homes of terrorists' families" Android3.14 Dec 2014 #3

House demolition has been an effective deterrent cosmicone Dec 2014 #5

Wow, how progressive of you to defend crimes against humanity. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #6

Terrorism is a much bigger crime against humanity n/t cosmicone Dec 2014 #8

So' you're sayin StoneCarver Dec 2014 #7

Israel doesn't demolish houses of ordinary cons cosmicone Dec 2014 #9

It's not too different than the old Mafia tactics. L0oniX Dec 2014 #11

Ladies and gentlemen, Democraticunderground 2014 /nt Ash_F Dec 2014 #16

It's nice he finally figured that out way after it's been obvious to everyone else with 1/2 a brain. L0oniX Dec 2014 #10

that makes it a war crime Enrique Dec 2014 #12

I am kind of curious fingrin Dec 2014 #13