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An indiscriminate attack on an unsuspecting population using planted explosives and does not differentiate between civilians and enemy combatants isn't a "terrorist attack."
What is it then? A "police action"? "Self-defense"?
From AP
Now, as far as a legal distinction, the jury is still out. But, morally, this is indefensible to the point of being state-sanctioned terrorism.
It is a terrorist attack I dont know what the heck he is talking about.
It wasn't indiscriminate. It very discriminately targeted members of Hezbollah. And a device used to coordinate terror attacks, in this case a pager, is no longer a harmless object.
if I booby trap something intended for someone else but your son or daughter is in possession of it when it triggers, is that precise?
How about the fact that this appears to have been an intent to maim (despite also killing children).
Are these the types of tactics we want to normalize? Or is it just ok when it's used on brown people.
Would Russia doing this to Ukraine count as a well executed precise attack? Vice versa?
Far more precise than missile strikes... Especially when every single military target is tightly integrated with non-military infrastructure and civilians. And the men and women of Hezbollah (women are always conveniently left out, but are 100% complicit) should know better than to share instruments of terror with their children.
did the children that were killed operate those pagers?
They have mom and dad to thank for that. It's tragic, but how does one fight an evil embedded with children?
When you strike people arbitrarily with booby traps that tends to happen.
American soldiers go home too, is it ok to blow up their families?
"Embed with children." It's an interesting way to describe being with your civilian family while not actively engaged on the battlefield.
When soldiers get to board my plane early I'll be sure to expect it to be shot down, since I'm just a human shield in that scenario.
If Russia were able to plant mini-bombs into the communication equipment distributed to Ukraine's armed forces? Yes, it would be described as a well executed, precise attack.
Armies world wide often "booby trap" equipment or ammunition that they think will fall into enemy hands.
Smart.