In the resent days Israel has launched attacks in the Gaza strip against the Hamas. The Middle East countries are condemning Israel for the attacks and the civilian casualties. The problem is that Hamas started the fight by first firing missiles into Israel that they cannot even am so they just hit civilian areas. Not that Israel is fighting back they are mad.
What other country would sit still while thousands of missiles are fired at them for almost a month. I think that Israel used great restraint in their response. In my mind the first missile launched at Israel was a declaration of war by Hamas against Israel and they are free to defend themselves and do whatever is necessary to protect their country and people. What the world has to realize is that Israel did not start this but they are well capable to end it.
If Hamas or any country feels they can attack another country and not have them retaliate against them they are dead wrong. We as a world need to stand up together and say in one voice this will not be tolerated any more.
If they want to put their missiles or weapons in civilian areas to protect them from attack then to bad. When they do that those civilian areas become military targets and should be targeted. If Civilian lives are lost it is the responsibility of the group or government (Hamas) that put those civilians in harm’s way.
Don’t get me wrong as I am against any loss of life but after all this is war and in war there are casualties. If they are concerned for their citizens and the people they govern then they shouldn’t put them in a position where they could be harmed. What is going on in the Middle East is not Israel’s making. It is all because of Hamas and the attacks they started. They started it and I believe Israel will finish it. I feel sorry for the people living in the Gaza Strip but the conditions they live in and what is going on is the fault of their elected officials which they supported. Hamas has to be removed and they need to stop attacking other countries or they may very well be destroyed.
In any war there are civilian that get killed. All you have to do is look back in history. War is messy and people die, that is why it is something to be avoided. But if you can’t avoid it then you must do what is necessary to win it in such a way as you will not have to do it again. If that means a full on war then so be it.
Israel was attacked and as such they not only have the right to defend themselves but also the duty to put a stop to these attacks. We were attacked on 911 and we went to war over it and I fully support that decision just as I support Israel in their current war.
