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Beastly Boy

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29. I am afraid the devil would reject the above advocacy as an insult to his intelligence
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:02 AM
Jun 2025

Last edited Thu Jun 19, 2025, 05:39 PM - Edit history (3)

As per the AP analysis, the weapon chosen by Iran lacks accuracy to target anything other than objects larger than 1.2 km. That, by the nature of the chosen weapon, would exclude the IDF headquarters as their intended target. The target, at best, is a neighborhood in the city, by the virtue of imprecision of the weapon chosen by Iran, and Iran's intent, if any, to hit the military asset in question only manifested itself in having their fingers crossed. Of course Iran was targeting civilians!

Responding on behalf of the offended devil, the obvious elementary flaw of your argument lies in complete misrepresentation of the concept of human shields. Civilian presence outside of the grounds of an intended target, let alone their presence in the city where a military target is located, does not make those civilians human shields. Since Iran only hit civilians way outside the grounds of their purported target, and since Iran's weapon of choice precluded targeting any specific military asset, it is preposterous to suggest that there was presence of human shields in the IDF headquarters, just as it is preposterous to suggest that civilians outside of the military asset in question were in any way used as human shields to protect the target from attack.

I will leave the "the IDF headquarters is located in the middle of Tel Aviv! Do people living around it realize they are human shields??" without further comment. Its ludicrous premise is self-evident.

On a different note: I recall you declaring, on numerous occasions, your passionate advocacy for civilian victims of war everywhere, regardless of their circumstances. Your conspicuous absence of empathy for Israeli civilians, and your awkward excuses for Iran's attacks on Israeli civilians are contrary to your previously avowed moral principles.

What made you change your mind?

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Suddenly bombing hospitals is a "war crime" in Israel. sop Jun 2025 #1
Indescriminate bombing of hospitals and apartment buildings is only a crime if the other guys do it. patphil Jun 2025 #24
I know. Irony is dead. ananda Jun 2025 #27
OMFG Chasstev365 Jun 2025 #2
Seems that's claudette Jun 2025 #16
They do come out and say it. Very openly vanessa_ca Jun 2025 #39
Oh, that is rich! travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #3
All of them? nt intrepidity Jun 2025 #34
Who ordered Gaza hospitals hit? pwb Jun 2025 #4
Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #5
Why Bibi! That is mighty rich of you.... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2025 #6
So Trumpy! Doesn't stillcool Jun 2025 #7
I'm shocked that a post was hidden in this thread. Shocked! nt LexVegas Jun 2025 #8
The hypocrisy is staggering even for Netanyahu JT45242 Jun 2025 #9
Oh so he does believe in war crimes mountain grammy Jun 2025 #10
The hospital is within Iran's ballistic missile accuracy rate. AloeVera Jun 2025 #11
I am afraid the devil would reject the above advocacy as an insult to his intelligence Beastly Boy Jun 2025 #29
Not so fast buddy. Eko Jun 2025 #41
Huh? Beastly Boy Jun 2025 #43
Wiki over Harvard and CNN? Eko Jun 2025 #44
That's exactly what I expected. A deflection. Beastly Boy Jun 2025 #45
Of course you wont engage. You cant. Eko Jun 2025 #46
I can. I can also bang my head against the wall. Doesn't mean that I ever will. Beastly Boy Jun 2025 #47
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #12
How many hospitals did Israel bomb in Gaza? Autumn Jun 2025 #13
My thoughts exactly! RainCaster Jun 2025 #23
LOL claudette Jun 2025 #14
I don't think it's good practice to post stories from "The Onion" on the Mike 03 Jun 2025 #15
You mean this is real??? AloeVera Jun 2025 #19
put irans leaders on trial. right next to israels moonshinegnomie Jun 2025 #17
That's rich coming from Israel. They have bombed every hospital in Gaza, often multiple times. Lonestarblue Jun 2025 #18
Oh, That's Rich! Deep State Witch Jun 2025 #20
Says the war criminals of Israel who bombed numerous hospitals in Gaza IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 2025 #21
But nitwit didn't target hospitals Clouds Passing Jun 2025 #22
Attacking hospitals is a war crime unless they are being used for military purpose other than sarisataka Jun 2025 #25
Yeah Hieronymus Phact Jun 2025 #28
However, Katz admits to targeting civilian "symbols of the regime" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #31
Just the pretext Katz et al needed to begin the wide-scale destruction... AloeVera Jun 2025 #36
Pot calling kettle black. Wow. No self introspection. jrthin Jun 2025 #26
After bombing Gaza hospitals and their patients and doctors to dust Israel has the nerve to accuse Iran of "war Martin68 Jun 2025 #30
Welp ILikePie92 Jun 2025 #32
That's rich. choie Jun 2025 #33
Ummmm..... Gaza? harun Jun 2025 #35
Will he and Netanyahu be tried on the same day? nt Jit423 Jun 2025 #37
It's as valid a military target as the Ukrainian hospitals that get hit by Iranian missiles. Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #38
That's some profound irony, there. Or shall we just say "hypocrisy?" n/t malthaussen Jun 2025 #40
Really hard to know whether to laugh or cry over that statement. Scalded Nun Jun 2025 #42
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