private_messaging comments on Rationality Quotes July 2014 - LessWrong

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Comment author: private_messaging 17 August 2014 07:12:10AM *  1 point [-]

You're killing far, far more civilians than your enemy does (unless of course you now declared said civilians the enemy as well). You can't say that about any allied nation in WW2.

Also, what do you do if the enemy decides to deliberately surround himself with civilians so as to maximize the civilian casualties from attacking him?

The same as what you already do when they surround themselves with Israeli citizens.

Comment author: Jiro 17 August 2014 09:16:15PM -2 points [-]

The same as what you already do when they surround themselves with Israeli citizens.

Israeli citizens generally live in places that Israel has control over. Doing "the same" would mean Israel should take over Gaza; when Gaza is under its control, it would then be able to keep Hamas from surrounding themselves with Gazans. I'm fairly sure you would not actually recommend that.