The Pathetic UN

[SOD]

Why would a democratic country do something so extreme?

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/wo...l/doctrine.htm

It is widely known Israel would not use WMD's first in the middle east as a policy. Even in 1973 when Israel was very much with its back against the wall WMD's weren't used. History shows democratic countries don't just fire WMD's against random targets (like Saddam Hussein did) but at least think it over thoroughly (like the US did in 1945).

the Israelis sure cooked Palestinians and Lebanese children with white phosphor bombs. You argument is pure BS.

[Rani]

the Israelis sure cooked Palestinians and Lebanese children with white phosphor bombs. You argument is pure BS.

Those aren't WMDs and have nothing to do with nuclear weapons.
Of course this doesn't justify the use of phosphorus (even for smoke screen purposes), in any case they aren't deadlier than normal shells.
This has hardly anything to do with using WMDs.

[SOD]

Those aren't WMDs and have nothing to do with nuclear weapons.
Of course this doesn't justify the use of phosphorus (even for smoke screen purposes), in any case they aren't deadlier than normal shells.
This has hardly anything to do with using WMDs.

you completely missed the point I was making.

[Rani]

not according to the passengers, they claim that the Israelis had a hitlist.

You're blinded by your hate. All you have to do is look at the videos and pictures and see this was supposed to be a policing action which turned into guerilla warfare inside the boat. The IDF didn't expect this at all. Hell they even planned to let girl soldiers rappel onto the boats to quell the international reaction. I'd hate to imagine what could've happened then.

There are much easier ways to single out operatives than to land 10 soldiers on a 600 people vessel. If the mission was to eliminate certin people on the boat this is hardly the MO the IDF would use.