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[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social -4 points 11 months ago
  • This is similar to "Shock and Awe" approach that the US did in response to 9/11, while one can certainly criticize it, if Israel intends to provide an example for future deterrence for safety it can be argued that prioritizing destruction over accuracy as a show of force is the right call. (Common Dreams is a terrible source, btw. I'm pretty far left but their bias is too much for me.)
  • Collateral damage isn't rhetoric, that's the military term for people who get hit that you didn't intend as targets.
  • This is a tweet that quotes an unnamed official, which is not very compelling.

Generally though, I'm sure that there's plenty of examples of troubling rhetoric to be found. I'm not even Israeli and watching Oct 7 footage pissed me off, I can only imagine the anger they must be experiencing.

this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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