Lives Of Our Soldiers Are More Important Than The Enemy's Civilians

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The Lives Of Our Soldiers Are More Important Than The Enemy's Civilians

That's something that is pretty simple and obvious to most. A country should not risk the lives of its own soldiers in order to protect the enemy's civilians. Unfortunately, Israel has often endagered its own soldiers in war for the fear that using superior firepower may cause civilian deaths among those who indiscriminately kill our civilians without batting an eyelid. Bloggers Chardal, Joe Settler and My Right Word have complained about this bizarre IDF practice. That's not surprising in that as religious Jews they are repelled by such a policy that is not only against Judaism but also against common sense.

The good news is that this feeling is apparently making its way into other circles as well. Here's something from Rafi Ginat Yedioth Ahronoth's editor in chief:

When fighting against a terror organization that along with its patrons declares again and again that its goal is to destroy us, is it illogical or illegitimate that we make some moral compromises? Should we not consciously decide to lower our moral standards in order to strike an enemy that has the moral capacity of horse thieves and drug dealers?

I have no problem considering myself less moral if it will save the life of one Golani soldier. For him I am ready to wash the Hizbullah terrorists with fire. I am ready to do the same to their helpers, their collaborators, the ones who turn a blind eye, and all those in contact with Hizbullah. May their innocents die instead of ours.

http://cosmicx.blogspot.com/2006/07/lives-of-our-soldiers-are-more.html


The rhetoric and hate is crazy on both sides (not picking on anyone side here, just came across this on jewish blogging site).

How does one stop hate? Either you kill the ones you hate, or you deal with them on a humanistic level.

I look at it from a Jesus persepective. He had the power (greater than nuclear I might add) to take out all who opposed him. Could have called down a thousand legions of angels to whoop some roman ass, and he didn't lift a finger.

Yeah, they killed him. And where are the romans today?? War and killing innocents got them nowhere in the end. War sucks all the way around. I ain't saying not to defend yourself, but hate breeds faster than a house full of bunnies. It takes more guts to stand up to hate and fight it without killing than to simply blow up someone. But people are not creative and hard working it seems, take the easy way, kill em all, let god sort em out.

Our ideals will live many more centuries than we as individuals will. Who is willing to die for their ideal to keep it living - especially if you feel that ideal will make the lives of many others better for a long time?

People aren't dying from peace. But peace is dying as an ideal more and more each day.


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