On Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:37:54 +0000 (UTC), "JJ" <dmr1860@gmail.com>
wrote:
>"news" <news@fx10.iad.highwinds-media.com> wrote in message
>news:vtivp95u5uifs8p4eclrrmsj9h3uc5l3bi@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:56:25 +0000 (UTC), Shelly
>> <sheldonlg@thevillages.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On 6/16/2014 2:49 PM, David Makowsky wrote:
>>>> This is regarding the three teenage boys who were kidnapped in Israel.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think terrorists should ever be negotiated with (One POSSIBLE
>>>> exception would be something along the lines of someone making a
>>>> credible claim that they will kill millions of people with nukes unless
>>>> .., but I am not discussing that now). In fact I think there should be
>>>> a worldwide law demanding an immediate death penalty by torture for
>>>> anyone who does negotiate with terrorists (Yes I know this would never
>>>> happen, so what?).
>>>>
>>>> That having been said Israel has negotiated with terrorists in the past
>>>> and I don't think teenagers should be used to establish the precedent
>>>> when older kidnapped victims have been negotiated for in the past.
>>>>
>>>> I was just curious what others thought about this, especially those who
>>>> like me believe terrorists should not be negotiated with.
>>>>
>>>> I hope they are rescued in good health and returned to their families
>>>> soon.
>>>
>>>Breaking my rule again.
>>>
>>>If the captors are terrorists (as opposed to kidnappings for money),
>>>then the only negotiating I would do would be "Release them unharmed in
>>>6 hours or we will totally destroy all the villages you come from and
>>>whoever is killed in the process will be on your heads."
>>>
>>>IOW, massive retaliation and world opinion be damned.
>>
>> That kind of approach will really go far towards peace in the Middle
>> East.
>>
>
>
>That kind of approach also very likely will not work. You are dealing with
>fanatics who believe that dying for the cause is greatly rewarded in heaven.
>They also know that if Israel massively bombs ANYTHING the world media will
>be there, and it will appear on every TV screen in the world, and this
>horror will be a tremendous PR coup against Israel.
>
>Jay
Plus, the elephant in the room, Israelis are civilized and Shelly's plan
to kill innocents is not.
Maybe Shelly isn't either.
May the three boys be returned safely.
--
Meir
It is better to eat an onion in Jerusalem than a cockerel in Egypt. 1055CE