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maxsolomon

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11. War makes monsters of combatants.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 05:04 PM

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Atrocities become justifiable. Atrocities beget atrocities. In every conflict, some soldiers fail the test.

The sooner this is over, the better for all, including IDF soldiers tasked with the impossible job of rooting out Hamas.

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