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The number of journalists killed in Gaza in such a short period of time bothers me spiritually, of course, but something else bothers me. What was the real reason for the bombing? It had to be more than an ideology or a brutality innate to humans fighting a genocidal war.
For example in Laos during the american Indochina war, 10 years of …
The number of journalists killed in Gaza in such a short period of time bothers me spiritually, of course, but something else bothers me. What was the real reason for the bombing? It had to be more than an ideology or a brutality innate to humans fighting a genocidal war.
For example in Laos during the american Indochina war, 10 years of US air bombings done in secret by the CIA between 1964-1973 have given Laos the tragic title of the most heavily bombed country (per capita) in the history of warfare. The equivalent of a planeload of bombs were dropped every 8 minutes, 24-hours a day, for 9 years. Over two million metric tons of ordnance were dropped by US war planes in Laos, equalling about 4/5 of a metric ton for every person in the country. Some historians outside the united states have said that the reason for bombing was to eradicate communism and it was assumed every person in the country was an enemy. I can understand that, but I believe there has to be a deeper reason for that much wanton violence.
Was there a history, an archaeology, a technology, or ideas in the Plain of Jars or Gaza that had to be wiped out that was more important that lay beyond mere monetary or military objectives?