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That line was already crossed by the “israelis”, when a line is crossed there are usually consequences, not just words denouncing
Consequences doesn’t have to mean doing the exact same thing back, especially if it’d be strategically unsound. Germans faced consequences for ww2, which did not mean the soviets started putting Germans in concentration camps and gassing them.
Edit: also last time I checked people here didn’t like the Dresden bombings despite the fact that’s exactly what the Germans had been doing to other countries for years
Strategically unsound is the stretch here. The “israelis” and americans obviously do it for a reason, I know we call them the great satan and that they do things for pure evil, but they are also competent.
To insinuate that there is no advantage to bombing a hospital and healthcare workers is something I don’t agree with.
What Iran is doing right now if they don’t retaliate with equal or greater force is letting “israel” demolish their entire healthcare system.
Are we saying that demolishing healthcare systems doesn’t have a strategic advantage here?
To my knowledge, historically, not really.
Just because the US and Israel are doing it doesn’t make it strategically sound. Did bombing aid workers in Afghanistan or carpet bombing Vietnam and North Korea win them those wars? Did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki defeat japan or did the threat of soviet invasion do that? Did causing a mass famine in an open air concentration camp defeat Hamas?
Let’s put it like this. What advantages can be gained from bombing hospitals and schools? For schools, in my opinion, there is none. None of those people are either in active fighting nor are really going to contribute to fighting in the short term nor long term. If the Israeli military uses schools as bases that’s another thing, but otherwise youre wasting munitions that should be striking radar, government offices, etc.
Hospitals might be a different thing, but youre attacking people who are effectively already incapacitated. There’s also not really a definite goal in attacking either of these institutions. Terror? Terror is an incapacitator, it’s swift and ruthless. But it doesn’t work when you’re not already in control. The Bourgeoisie in China are subjected to a terror because they know any infraction will get them thrown in jail or worse. But terror on a military scale doesn’t really work, as the terror of the state outweighs the terror of the aircraft.
Economically it’d be better to attack infrastructure, rail, ports, roadways,etc. When you attack a hospital or a school, beyond complete destruction that place is still somewhat functional as long as the people are still alive. Attacking other places like bases, rail, etc. Can effectively disable certain important things without complete destruction.
The only thing I can think of thatd help is that Israel would have to spread their forces to protect these targets too. Assuming they do want to protect them of course. However in any case it’s not a decisions to take lightly or throw your hands up and say “eh whatever.”
Lastly, i do want to point out that, so far to my knowledge, Iran isn’t intentionally attacking these locations despite all of this. If I’m wrong please let me know but if I’m not then I feel this is a bit of a moot conversation