[cardcrimson]

“We can’t lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas.”

Wasn't Hamas voted in to power by a majority of Palestinians in Gaza during the election in 2006? Elections have consequences, right? 

I'm not saying that Israel should pound them out of existence, I think some restraint at the moment would be quite beneficial. To say, though, that the Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas is naive--plenty of examples out there where the citizens voted the wrong people in to power, only to suffer for that collective decision.

[cardcrimson]

“We can’t lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas.”

Wasn't Hamas voted in to power by a majority of Palestinians in Gaza during the election in 2006? Elections have consequences, right? 

I'm not saying that Israel should pound them out of existence, I think some restraint at the moment would be quite beneficial. To say, though, that the Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas is naive--plenty of examples out there where the citizens voted the wrong people in to power, only to suffer for that collective decision.