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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
And I think winning your military objective trumps press coverage at the time if the press might distract from the success of the mission.
If the Gaza situation goes like it has in the last few weeks long enough, I'll come around to complete agreement with you, but in the short term, I think Israel's behavior is acceptable.
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So, if you think it will help you militarily, excluding the press is okay? I'm thinking that most countries would probably just as soon not have the press covering them . . . look, if you are planning to violate the Geneva Conventions, or perhaps just engage in behavior which wouldn't play well on the international stage, just claim that you are not allowing the press in because it will interfer with your military objective. (It's a rhetorical question - you've basically already answered it, UGAalum.)
I am curious - what is it about lasting "long enough" (and what is "long enough"?) that would make you agree with me then, and not now?