Conflict between Palestine and Israel escalates

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I'd rather see us utilise the 'proscribed organisation' criteria consistently, and thus include the IDF and Likud.
By that standard the United States and your own government should be proscribed organizations, both far more guilty of terrorism than Hamas.

"God save the Kin--"
"Alright, that's off to jail for you, then."
 

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That one of the US's allies didn't get what they want from Trump doesn't mean Trump won, it's likely that the drunken darts toss just came out not in support of Israel this time.
I don't think Trump likes large-scale wars. He likely views people who end up in wars without gain as suckers. In that he, and campagin Obama were similar,, but Obama let the generals, and Hillary somewhat, and the republican-lite officials talk him into starting Libya, and the Afghan US Troop Surge. No world leader is willing to acknowledge this, because for some of them it goes against their interests but I don't think Trump is a large-scale warmonger like Bush Jr, or Putin even. I know he's not a neo-con.

It's also funny Tulsi being aligned somewhat with Indian interests helped since Iran gets along with India, and supplies some of their energy needs.
 

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No world leader is willing to acknowledge this, because for some of them it goes against their interests but I don't think Trump is a large-scale warmonger like Bush Jr, or Putin even.
I would agree, but my concern (and that of, I expect, many world leaders), is that instead of having a deeply rooted desire for conquest, he ends up taking the US to war due to some stupid spur of the moment decision he makes.
 

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I would agree, but my concern (and that of, I expect, many world leaders), is that instead of having a deeply rooted desire for conquest, he ends up taking the US to war due to some stupid spur of the moment decision he makes.
We have nuclear weapons, and ours work. It's fine. And no country, not even Mexico, will be able to throw rockets at the US mainland so long as the US-land forces live.
 

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We have nuclear weapons, and ours work. It's fine. And no country, not even Mexico, will be able to throw rockets at the US mainland so long as the US-land forces live.
That's of limited comfort for the people of any nation the US decides to bomb for no good reason.