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Lurks Often

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17. I'm aware of that

Reply to yurbud (Reply #16)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 09:09 PM

Jul 2014

I'll save us both some time, I don't agree with your proposal or anything else you have stated in this thread and I see no point in wasting further time responding when we aren't going to agree on anything.

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A modest proposal for Israel regarding US weapons. [View all] yurbud Jul 2014 OP

um, speak for yourself magical thyme Jul 2014 #1

+1000 broiles Jul 2014 #4

that was just to hook people. yurbud Jul 2014 #8

That proposal is not exactly modest. Laelth Jul 2014 #2

This is definitely one of the more interesting proposals I've seen Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #3

You want to park an aircraft carrier on Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #5

and if someone is using a kid as a human shield HERE, and a cop shot the kid... yurbud Jul 2014 #9

We? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #12

would ANYONE consider such a cop a hero? yurbud Aug 2014 #22

Hero aside, your example is about utilitarianism. Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #24

there are no nukes in Gaza. yurbud Aug 2014 #25

Sorry, I'm not as fast in and out of hypotheticals I guess Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #27

Your posts are ridiculous and incoherent. Maedhros Aug 2014 #31

... Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #32

"Well, let's say the criminal is a suicide nuclear terrorist. " Scootaloo Aug 2014 #28

You just made my point. Just...keep it up Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #30

You don't want drones flying over Gaza. joshcryer Jul 2014 #6

Won't work Lurks Often Jul 2014 #7

those nukes are why it is extremely unlikely anyone would try to invade, nuke, destroy or whatever yurbud Jul 2014 #10

And how many times has Israel been invaded or at war already? Lurks Often Jul 2014 #14

uhhhh....after Yom Kippur War, all of those are Israel doing the invading. yurbud Jul 2014 #16

I'm aware of that Lurks Often Jul 2014 #17

if you agreed Israel was the invader on the back end of those, why add them to your list? yurbud Aug 2014 #19

Invaded? none Scootaloo Aug 2014 #29

Israel's greatest fear is becoming a true, multi-ethnic democracy yurbud Jul 2014 #11

those nuclear weapons are another reason we don't need to continue to supply them yurbud Aug 2014 #21

"neutralizing on the ground" = boots on the ground in Gaza hack89 Jul 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #15

Israel manufactures its own rifles, the Uzi and the Ghalil. Aristus Jul 2014 #18

in all seriousness, it means something to people when they see their family being killed by American yurbud Aug 2014 #20

I agree. Aristus Aug 2014 #23

we have various means of doing so if our government really wants to yurbud Aug 2014 #26