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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Seems like all of the angsting over a "cease-fire" is coming from concern that Israel is using excessive force in going after Hamas -- which almost everyone thinks is legitimate -- in a way that is causing unnecessary death and suffering of non-Hamas Palestinians. The problem is that a "cease-fire" sounds like a clear and concrete thing, but no one knows how to draw a line regarding excessive force, no one knows how to tell what the Israelis are actually doing, and (almost) no one trusts the Israelis to get the balance right.
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I'd go a touch farther.
It's not just excessive force in going after Hamas, I think Israel is (a) demonstrating war aims that have nothing to do with going after Hamas and (b) carrying out operations that are counterproductive in going after Hamas. There are statements from the Chairman of the US Joint Chief of Staff pretty much agreeing with (b), and there are also reports that Biden has signaled to Netanyahu that he is concerned about (a).
