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Originally Posted by 57 On Red
No, quite, massive regional nuclear superpower, invincible by any reasonable measure, and yet they still make the 'Poor little us' claim all the time.
Invincible in a conventional war if half of the world allows them to defend themselves (vs local enemies at least), but that's not the game that is being played.
They are targeted by terrorists many people don't want them to eradicate.
That's a big "poor us", but the solution is simple, let them eradicate Hamas, if anything let's help them any way we can.
And ofc it doesn't end with Hamas, the north of the country is under rocket attacks by yet another terrorist group.
I think most people would do a lot worse than Israel under that kind of constant threat. I know we did in Europe for many centuries.
There is no solution inside the "liberal" framework where the lives of Palestinian civilians enter the utility function. They shouldn't at all, they aren't our allies.
Our allies have to prosper and any impediment to that eliminated, that's what being an ally means.