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Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza: Hamas’s attacks were unconscionable, razing Gaza to the ground would be abhorrent. In both cases, basic humanity is at stake --- [Opinion] (feddit.de)
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Original link is here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel/gaza-war/63691/alan-rusbridger-gaza-war-israel-hamas

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[–] 37 points 2 years ago* (8 children)

The article opens with "what about America's response to 9/11?". JFC, what a shitty justification. America was clearly wrong to war crime all over Iraq just as Israel is in the wrong for warcriming all over Palestine. I refuse to "both sides" imperialists and their victims. Frankly, "both sides" is the trap one should avoid.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Iraq

    Afghanistan, Iraq was later and about fake WMDs.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Iraq was also a consequence of 9/11. It would never have happened without it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Arguable, Iraq was Bush Jr. finishing what his father started in the late 80s. It may well have happened even without 9/11. Afghanistan however was a direct consequence of 9/11, and is a more apt metaphor for what Israel is doing now.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes, first was Afghanistan. But the Iraq invasion was still under the "war on terror". Besides, I was simply referring to the author's argument:

    But he added that we had to consider what the US did when attacked on 9/11: it invaded Iraq, with 200,000 [his figures] killed in three years.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Iraq may well have been invaded even without 9/11, as it was Bush Jr. finishing what his father started in the late 80s.

    The direct consequence of 9/11 was Afghanistan, and thus is a more apt metaphor for what is happening with Israel right now.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    There's no point raising a metaphor in the first place. A metaphor doesn't justify anything. It's just a rhetorical tool that is supposed to help deliver a point. However, all it does in this instance is mess and draw confusion.

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