The polling site in my East Rock neighborhood of New Haven was eerily quiet Tuesday morning when my wife and I walked in to vote in Connecticut’s presidential primary. It was clear that most of the state’s voters, Democrats and Republicans, had decided their votes didn’t matter because President Biden and Donald Trump already had enough delegates to win the nomination.
It's Benjamin N. who has forgotten the hostages, not me. That's why so many Israelis are marching in the streets in protest. It's time for him to go; time for a new election. I abhor Hamas, as you would be aware if you bothered to read my column more carefully.
Are we really going to start to split hairs on how many thousands of people in Gaza have been killed? And what ages they were and if they thus qualify as "children"?
I choose not to mindlessly regurgitate hamas propaganda.
I note that you wrote an entire column about the war in Gaza and never once mentioned the hostages still being held. I guess you have forgotten their existence.
But you don't address my main point: You are advocating for a hamas victory.
I don't think anyone claims that there have been 30000 'civilian' casualties. Hamas claims about 30000 total casualties. Most reports I read say 1/3 of those are hamas terrorists. The high civilian casualty rate is a product of how hamas chooses to fight.
I also wonder about the 'children' figure. How is 'child' being defined? Anyone under 18? Teenagers are fully capable of firing a gun.
I have yet to read of anyone offering a viable alternative to the IDFs strategy and tactics that would result in the destruction of the hamas terrorists. And the terrorists survival means an ongoing threat to the survival of Israel. It would be a hamas victory.
Of course, it would be nice if hamas freed the hostages and surrendered. Maybe that's what people should be calling for.
It's Benjamin N. who has forgotten the hostages, not me. That's why so many Israelis are marching in the streets in protest. It's time for him to go; time for a new election. I abhor Hamas, as you would be aware if you bothered to read my column more carefully.
It isn't very useful to say that you abhor hamas when you advocate for a policy that would ensure a hamas victory.
PS: it was Netanyahu who was negotiating with hamas before 10/7. Negotiating with hamas is a fool's errand.
Are we really going to start to split hairs on how many thousands of people in Gaza have been killed? And what ages they were and if they thus qualify as "children"?
I choose not to mindlessly regurgitate hamas propaganda.
I note that you wrote an entire column about the war in Gaza and never once mentioned the hostages still being held. I guess you have forgotten their existence.
But you don't address my main point: You are advocating for a hamas victory.
I don't think anyone claims that there have been 30000 'civilian' casualties. Hamas claims about 30000 total casualties. Most reports I read say 1/3 of those are hamas terrorists. The high civilian casualty rate is a product of how hamas chooses to fight.
I also wonder about the 'children' figure. How is 'child' being defined? Anyone under 18? Teenagers are fully capable of firing a gun.
I have yet to read of anyone offering a viable alternative to the IDFs strategy and tactics that would result in the destruction of the hamas terrorists. And the terrorists survival means an ongoing threat to the survival of Israel. It would be a hamas victory.
Of course, it would be nice if hamas freed the hostages and surrendered. Maybe that's what people should be calling for.
I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with you on this one Randy.