Reply #10: back up a bit....... [View All]

The particular choice of suicide bombers as a weapon, was not "by chance". The preperation, the planning and the infrastructure is not done by amatures. Quite the opposite, the chosing of the bomber, the belt preparation, the sending of the belt across the green line, the bombers handler etc are part of a very sophisticated network. From plan to execution takes weeks, consequently its not "in response" to a particular IDF action. Its part of an ongoing system of attacking israel.

The actual use of suicide bombers, in my opinion, is a very poor choice as it makes every palesteniain, man, women, child, it makes every transport vehicle suspect of being part of that system. The consequence of that are roadblocks, checks, walls etc...making life far more miserable for the avg palesteniains.

The intensity of the roadblocks started AFTER the suicide bombers occured, the wall was built after it was shown that the roadblocks, etc arent enough. More than that, the erez industrial area where 4,000 palestenains work is now closed because of the suicide bombers as is the rafiah crossing. The final crossing, Karmi, was just attacked by the same method...that too is now closed-Today gaza has no access to the outside world.

its a great system as long as you dont mind your own population suffering the consequences.

btw, using the UN to show a point to an israeli doesnt really work very well, we're still waiting for them to condem anybody for any agression against us (i dont believe that even uganda was "condemed for taking israeli hostages, let alone the PA, by name), so we dont take much stock in what the UN claims, especially when there is a zillion condemnations against us, as if we're the evil of evils.

nor do we need an "excuse" to send in military missions, though we do use a "death credit system" the more israeli deaths, the longer and deadlier to mission will be. A bit cynical perhaps, not very effective, but its a compromise system.