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In the discussion thread: Surreal Instagrams From Israel Defense Forces Soldiers Getting Ready For War [View all]

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:21 PM

28. There's always someone on DU who is outraged over the norm.

Usually because they don't understand it. These photos will be looked back on as the last bit of innocence for those who see combat, and a reminder of better times for others. And if they fall, the photos will give their friends and family some comfort seeing a last happy photo.

It's normal human behavior. Completely Agree.

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75 replies	Author	Time	Post
Surreal Instagrams From Israel Defense Forces Soldiers Getting Ready For War [View all]	JaneyVee	Nov 2012	OP
They expect to survive, and probably will.	Barack_America	Nov 2012	#1
I say this	edhopper	Nov 2012	#2
Israel used to have the highest number of cell phones per capita.	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#3
She looks like Natalie Portman, who ironically is also from Israel.	JaneyVee	Nov 2012	#5
Gearing-up to kill children?	earthside	Nov 2012	#4
Terrible situation. So sick of war.	JaneyVee	Nov 2012	#6
And run over peace activists with bulldozers....nt	Evasporque	Nov 2012	#7
War is hip. A fashion statement. What's not to like?	leveymg	Nov 2012	#8
does anyone actually think this is out of the ordinary?	cali	Nov 2012	#9
Yep	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#13
No. nt	sufrommich	Nov 2012	#40
surreal is right, and obscene	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#10
If the parents of those entrapped children	NoPasaran	Nov 2012	#11
+100000 nt.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#14
I'd like to know what the planes hit behind the apt. complex...	Historic NY	Nov 2012	#15
My wife says that Hamas fighters	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#16
I've had enough of your specious logic justifying the deaths	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#18
Well	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#20
How about Israel stop encroaching on everyone surrounding them?	Fawke Em	Nov 2012	#26
How about Hamas and Hezbollah quit attacking Israel?	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#27
...and who started all this on the Day of Independence in 1948	PCIntern	Nov 2012	#35
+100000000000 nt.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#36
But, will Israel ever be able to actually stop it? And does	morningfog	Nov 2012	#60
Which side could totally disarm and still survive?	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#43
What? Really?	johnq45	Nov 2012	#29
Israeli troops aren't patrolling the streets of Gaza.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#32
When will some people realize that the Palestinian people are the	PCIntern	Nov 2012	#37
It never ceases to amaze me at the level of hatred towards	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#38
they are BOTH Fd UP BIG TIME, neither is innocent, both sides have people yearning for peace	Voice for Peace	Nov 2012	#45
That would be Hamas.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#47
if Isreal would use small specialized forces like we did to go after Bin Laden	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#54
Yes, Hamas needs more powerful, more accurate weapons.	Comrade Grumpy	Nov 2012	#55
So you would advocate for Hamas to have more powerful	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#61
I'm not knowledgeable enough to debate but I am confident there is enough blame to go around	Voice for Peace	Nov 2012	#73
There is blame on both sides	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#74
there are horror stories on both sides	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#53
Yes, the prisoners shouldn't attack their jailers.	Comrade Grumpy	Nov 2012	#52
Boots on the neck of the Palestinians?	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#57
disgraceful post	Whisp	Nov 2012	#25
No- what these Hamas idiots are doing	COLGATE4	Nov 2012	#39
Speaking of surreal...	Scootaloo	Nov 2012	#31
so Israeli children that are killed in this	Whisp	Nov 2012	#41
Exactly! Hamas is doing a massive disservice to its own people	rollin74	Nov 2012	#69
Like all soldiers around the world	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#12
Exactly.	Lizzie Poppet	Nov 2012	#34
Soldiers of every nation do this before a war.	NutmegYankee	Nov 2012	#17
Further back than that	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#19
Yep.	NutmegYankee	Nov 2012	#23
I added a series of photos	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#24
There's always someone on DU who is outraged over the norm.	NutmegYankee	Nov 2012	#28
Let me add some pictures from other wars to make the point I made	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#21
I met some of the S. Korean troops fighting in Vietnam	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#22
Don't mess with the RoK. nt	rDigital	Nov 2012	#30
These troops were some of the best jungle fighters	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#33
It makes me laugh and cry somewhat	unreadierLizard	Nov 2012	#42
+100000	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#44
Yes they are, but soke of the things said about Palestinians are equally disgusting.	cali	Nov 2012	#46
Don't get me wrong	unreadierLizard	Nov 2012	#49
I think that it's disgusting on both sides	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#50
The majority of Gazans support Hamas	cali	Nov 2012	#56
Not a moment's peace since 1948 and Israel is supposed to lie down	PCIntern	Nov 2012	#48
Hamas does what Iran tells them to do.	Ikonoklast	Nov 2012	#71
War my ass	RandiFan1290	Nov 2012	#51
What's disgusting about the photos?	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#58
I think rich countries with powerful armies have become callous	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#59
pictures like these have been taken for as long as photography has been around	cali	Nov 2012	#62
look I'm not going to get into a debate with you	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#66
lol. No, I don't support Israel- beyond its right to be a sovereign nation within the '67 borders `	cali	Nov 2012	#67
I think that post was directed at me.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#68
oh, nice condescending attitude	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#70
separate discussion	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#64
China isn't even close to being able to kick our ass.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#65
I don't get the outrage here.	Throd	Nov 2012	#63
As you can tell by the expressions on most of their faces, they know they are not at serious risk	morningfog	Nov 2012	#72
I guess neither did these troopers	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#75

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