• therealrjp@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I don’t know if I would call 20% a fraction, but you are right to say the total number of bombs dropped in Iraq by the US and UK was higher. I think it’s good to remember that the 30,000ish dropped in Iraq was over 8 years. Israel have reportedly used more than 6000 in less than a week.

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      11 months ago

      How many have Hamas fired into Israel/ been caught in the iron dome the past few years?

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        11 months ago

        I don’t have numbers to hand but I’d posit a guess that it’s significantly less.

        Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not trying to defend them. What happened last week is pretty indefensible by any reasonable person. I can see the motivations and frustrations but it’ was flat out wrong. Terrorism. However, as a democratic nation with a much more organised military and government, a lot more is expected of Israel. They have every right to seek some recompense but they’ve taken it too far. Further than the US and UK did.

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        11 months ago

        5,000+ - on the first day.

        However, they are far less powerful compared to a JDAM or as accurate as a guided missile.

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          11 months ago

          5000 in a day. That’s a wild amount. The lack of accuracy is what makes them terrorists.