Recent content by RobMc

The only war the US has won since WW2 was in Grenada wasn't it? What makes anyone think they can sort out Iran. The sooner they realise that is utter bollocks the better. But how long would it take to come up with plan B. Current experience shows that all we've had so far with Iraq is...

Just to bring us back on track ............... For many years a significant bunch of Americans supported SinnFeinIRA as freedom fighters and were their largest source of funding. Would that mean those Americans were fair game for British troops?

Nik To your first point - now that I have been accused by rabid dddooo of somehow having Israeli civilian blood on my hands, you can imagine I am wary of having my argument summarised by others but in keeping with your reasonable approach I guess the answer is, well, kind of, yeah, more or...

ok thanks for that. Its not relevant to anything I've said nor to anything in this thread and just to state the obvious I'm not Britain, I am an individual with my own views. I assume it is going to be the basis for another personal attack but thanks anyway. See you later

"The blood of Israeli civilians is on your hands too." Roflmao - Looks like you've lost it this time and its made you say silly things like this which make you look like a blabbing idiot. There is only so many times I can say I don't agree with the terrorists and for you to ignore it and...

traderNik Wow, is that a reasonable question put by a reasonable person, don't see many of those around here :D It is a very tricky question which as you correctly infer is at the heart of most of this discussion. I guess my answer is that I cannot view this situation as an isolated...

dddooo Hmmmmm .................. one final simple question :- Do you think that the terrorists who carry out the atrocities in Israel and took this young man hostage are synonymous with the general palestinian civilian population?

"The word "Terrorizing" in the sense that you are using it is purely emotional, not legal category" Yikes, more personal attacks without actually saying what you think about it. And why do you think starting threads or not on ET validates or invalidates an opinion. You need to get out more...

dddooo You seem to be confusing terror with terrorism. I didn't say state sanctioned "terrorism". It is obvious you see things in simple terms and are unable or unwilling to distinguish between terror and terrorism. Terrorising does not necessarily require killing and so in this case the...

I must have missed the bit where Israel declared war on Palestine. In which case the Geneva Convention applies in the treatment of civilians. I am attacking Israels policies so far as they are state sanctioned terror. I think they are the actions of a state that has lost its way and is out...

lol, is that all YOU have. Clearly I was providing examples of terrorising civilian populations. Don't get too hung up on your own red herring, you can add in the IRA, Forest Gate, Palestinian suicide bombers, Oklahoma, whatever, but I assumed that for most people 911 is the most recognisable...

What about Ann Coulter? :D

I'm not saying the two are comparable. Israel has killed far more Palestinian civilians than OBL and Al-Q has killed US civilians. It is an example of terrorising a civilian population. A better example would indeed be the various terrorist atrocities in Israel. Do they make the Israeli...

........ and the strategy is ......... the Israeli state terrorises the civilian population and hopes that it makes them want to live peacefully with Israel??? Did the bombing of the twin towers make you want to make peaceful agreement with OBL? I didn't think so. If this is the extent of...