Hamas

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But to be honest its not much different than the A-Bombs and much of the bombing done by both sides in Europe during WW2.
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Bombing civilians is/was never ethical. For the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was expediant(lazy) way to force capitulation and shorten the war, saving the lives of countless numbers of American soldiers. I hope that it is clear that certain actions of the past are morally disgusting to the world (the Blitz on London, Dresden, the US use of Atomic weapons, Japans atrocities in China, Holocaust, Gulags, etc.). Using past atrocities to justify current ones is equally reprehensible, and begins the decent of mankind into madness once again.

With Hamas, or other islamacist organizations it is doubly troubling since they are twisting their religion to justify their actions. It reminds me of the old Inquisition days of Christianity, and the evil atrocities committed then in the name of saving souls.