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I feel for you, my friend damookster Send a noteboard - 20/10/2023 02:47:31 PM

I have a friend from the company where I used to work who was born in Israel and has family there. He posts reels on Facebook almost daily of the horrors captured by bodycam footage from the terrorists. I can't imagine what these images must do to people like you and your family who are right there where they were filmed.

I was a child in elementary school during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I vividly remember the duck under your desk drills and the bomb shelter drills, along with the feeling that this could happen for real at any second. We were 35 miles from NYC, so definitely within the blast radius. Yeah, kids are resilient, but it's still damned stressful. Prayers for you and your family not only to survive, but to deal successfully with the PTSD.

One last thought. From what I've read, the evacuation southward has a strategic component beyond the optics value, which is part of the reason why Hamas is opposed to it. With the area evacuated, Israel can destroy the tunnels. But I absolutely understand how the world focus on the optics must feel to a nation that saw children beheaded and burned, but expects the victims to still play nice.

It sucks.

Mook

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"Bustin' makes me feel good!"

Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.
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I find it interesting, but sadly not a bit surprising... damookster - 19/10/2023 05:24:33 PM 389 Views
Is that right? aerocontrols - 19/10/2023 05:43:12 PM 149 Views
Re: Is that right? damookster - 19/10/2023 06:02:40 PM 141 Views
That's certainly what I'm seeing here, yes. Legolas - 19/10/2023 06:15:05 PM 169 Views
And Hamas' recording The Shrike - 20/10/2023 02:44:12 PM 118 Views
I do not know about the Hospital Roland00 - 19/10/2023 06:15:55 PM 151 Views
Schools, mosques, refugee camps, and at least one hospital were hit with airstrikes prior to this. Vodalus - 19/10/2023 09:54:15 PM 144 Views
The WSJ is reporting Saint Porphyrius church, a famous orthodox church was blasted Roland00 - 19/10/2023 10:52:58 PM 135 Views
Congressman (fmr) Justin Amash lost family members in this Church bombing, link Roland00 - 21/10/2023 05:58:11 AM 114 Views
Hospitals have external oxygen tanks and the blast was in the parking lot. damookster - 19/10/2023 10:55:58 PM 120 Views
If all of that is true, and I’m not saying it isn’t, how are 500-plus 200-plus dead? Vodalus - 19/10/2023 11:11:11 PM 137 Views
The current US intelligence estimate is 100-300 dead leaning towards the lower figure. damookster - 19/10/2023 11:34:25 PM 108 Views
The Palestinians are pretty shameless in their propaganda. Dragonsoul - 20/10/2023 03:17:43 AM 148 Views
I wish Israel had bombed that hospital, and done so intentionally. AgentApple - 20/10/2023 01:46:49 PM 141 Views
I feel for you, my friend damookster - 20/10/2023 02:47:31 PM 121 Views
Ummm AgentApple - 20/10/2023 07:30:05 PM 150 Views
People believe what their taught anti-Semitism teaches them to believe. The Shrike - 20/10/2023 02:39:19 PM 142 Views
What is amazing is how opinions here have split by party affiliation. damookster - 20/10/2023 02:53:41 PM 128 Views
There is absolutely nothing amazing about it. Vodalus - 20/10/2023 03:17:27 PM 139 Views
I believe there's a little more to it than that. damookster - 20/10/2023 03:46:24 PM 152 Views
Sure, but does it even matter at this point? Vodalus - 20/10/2023 05:58:32 PM 174 Views
Never forget The Shrike - 20/10/2023 06:16:25 PM 132 Views
Go fuck yourself Roland00 - 20/10/2023 06:43:41 PM 121 Views
Piss off Roland damookster - 20/10/2023 07:25:18 PM 115 Views
I am cursing Greg for he is one man Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:35:01 PM 133 Views
Actually I know that Israel has a right to exist and its people have a right to the land. The Shrike - 20/10/2023 07:38:31 PM 123 Views
greg you are putting words into my mouth Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:44:06 PM 128 Views
Seriously Mookie listen to yourself Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:39:27 PM 135 Views
Re: Seriously Mookie listen to yourself damookster - 20/10/2023 07:45:42 PM 150 Views
Found the anti-semite. The Shrike - 20/10/2023 07:30:25 PM 128 Views
I was born failed Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:32:41 PM 120 Views
Sweetie darling, The Shrike - 20/10/2023 07:39:42 PM 144 Views
you are the one who is keep on bringing dionysus and the world spirit into this. You are mad *NM* Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:44:55 PM 71 Views
You think you're unique? damookster - 20/10/2023 07:40:24 PM 123 Views
So people who are 14 in Gaza, where are they supposed to go? Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:45:41 PM 104 Views
Ask the surrounding Arab countries, for once. *NM* damookster - 20/10/2023 07:47:13 PM 61 Views
And who killed a former president of Egypt? It was before the 14 year olds birth Roland00 - 20/10/2023 07:52:23 PM 127 Views
If you're referencing Sadat, he was killed by a fellow Egyptian damookster - 20/10/2023 08:12:35 PM 141 Views
Yes I am referencing Sadat Roland00 - 20/10/2023 08:51:35 PM 108 Views
Re: Never forget Vodalus - 20/10/2023 07:09:51 PM 143 Views
One thing to note The Shrike - 20/10/2023 07:35:10 PM 125 Views
Sadly, Jordan doesn't want them, any more than Egypt. *NM* damookster - 20/10/2023 07:49:16 PM 65 Views
Re: One thing to note Vodalus - 20/10/2023 07:51:48 PM 158 Views
Or maybe its lies spread on campuses over the past 30 years The Shrike - 20/10/2023 05:24:11 PM 123 Views
Both, and more. Vodalus - 20/10/2023 06:00:49 PM 140 Views
People believe what fits best with the ongoing narrative. Legolas - 20/10/2023 03:51:31 PM 148 Views
The first assumption that the IDF and US are obviously lying is the issue. *NM* damookster - 20/10/2023 04:07:29 PM 77 Views
All plays in the wider geopolitical war going on here The Shrike - 20/10/2023 05:32:15 PM 119 Views
The larger pattern The Shrike - 20/10/2023 05:29:56 PM 135 Views
I agree 100% damookster - 20/10/2023 05:45:08 PM 121 Views
Nice to see the board alive again, even for just one day. *NM* damookster - 20/10/2023 08:18:27 PM 73 Views
The blood always pumps due to cursed things, that or drink - *NM* Roland00 - 20/10/2023 08:40:49 PM 59 Views
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