Reply #4: Could be so.

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The PA appears to be impotent in Gaza, that is true, so how much
can you blame on the impotent PA?

I can't say that I see that killing these kids, playing chicken
or not, is likely to do much good, or to protect anyone. They
have relatives, and those relatives will not forget.

I should make clear that I do understand the argument you are
making, and I know that the boundaries will always be pushed, and
when pushed far enough one can get unexpected explosions, etc.
So judgement is called for, and here is seems to me it was not
exercised well.

To put it another way: it is indeed a stupid game, so should
the IDF play the game?