Reply to Sully

Submitted by Seamus MacNemi (United States), Dec 31, 2005 at 18:12

You have made an interesting observation sir and one, I'm sure, that deserves some consideration from a tactical point of view. The problem here, as I see it, is that Israel could be accused of a deliberate program of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and I know there are many who would take that up as a mantra, especially in the UN. What ever Israels moves are to be they must have an absolute rock solid legitimate legal foundation and the use of civilians as a shield of any sort in any condition does not fall under that heading.

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