Lol the bird sounds got me

When you explain to me how it is different than what Americans did with bin laden I will

It’s ok as long as you hit.
Obviously Israel missed which makes the attack foolish and unnecessary.

Osama bin Laden was the son of Mohammed bin Laden, a Yemeni immigrant who built a construction empire in Saudi Arabia — a rags-to-riches story not unlike the American Dream. In other words, daddy was stinking rich, which made Osama stinking rich too.

When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, he stepped up and bankrolled resistance. One man’s brave Mujahideen freedom fighter of Afghanistan is another man’s terrorist. (Credit here to the original famous Rambo III dedication — later replaced to something more palatable.) Anyway, Osama organized, funded, recruited, and trained his own fighters — the foundation for his boy band, hereafter known as al-Qaeda.

At that time, he was exactly the kind of guy the CIA liked — until he wasn’t. Parallels here to Saddam Hussein: useful idiot when invading Iran, surplus to requirements when Washington wanted his oil.

After the Soviets were kicked out, Osama invited the Americans to leave the region. They didn’t. That rejection clearly stuck with him. Throughout the 1990s, he directed multiple terrorist attacks with his band of “freedom fighters,” culminating in 9/11.

By then, Osama was the most wanted man alive. He fled and hid in Pakistan — a state the U.S. had long propped up as a counterweight to India (a tactic Iran has since borrowed in its own neighborhood, with a blueprint straight out of U.S. foreign policy).

Fast forward: the U.S. discovered him holed up in Abbottabad and carried out an assassination inside sovereign Pakistani territory — an illegal operation, but one they could do, so they did.

This post was edited by ferdia on Sep 18 2025 01:49am

This makes absolutely no sense to me. I will go away and try to understand this response / point of view.

This post was edited by ferdia on Sep 18 2025 01:51am

We could do it too but we were too nice to the qataris we should have dropped 12 2,000 bombs

just wow.

Qatar has positioned itself as a key mediator in the Middle East, much like Ireland often does in global diplomacy. Since the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza, it has quietly facilitated negotiations between Israel and Hamas to support the release of Israeli hostages. Qatar provides a neutral space for dialogue, hosting leaders and negotiators from conflicting parties and maintaining open channels even in tense circumstances. Beyond Gaza, it has engaged in regional mediation in Yemen and Lebanon, balancing relationships with multiple actors to leverage its neutrality and influence outcomes.

Hamas negotiators, often based in Qatar, are senior representatives responsible for diplomacy, hostage negotiations, and ceasefires. While influential, they are not the top leaders; ultimate authority rests with the Political Bureau in exile and Gaza leadership. Acting as intermediaries, they balance internal pressures from Gaza with external demands from Israel and regional partners, facilitating dialogue, negotiating prisoner exchanges, and helping mitigate harm amid ongoing violence.

The Israeli strike in Qatar targeted these negotiators. Removing them does not force concessions; it destroys negotiation channels, undermines Qatar’s mediation, and puts hostages at greater risk. It prolongs the war, heightens danger for civilians, and forces neighboring countries to reevaluate relations with Israel and each other, generating regional and international tension. The argument that “it’s ok as long as you hit” misses the point entirely — whether successful or not, the strike sabotages diplomacy and hostage safety.

ok thats enough from me for the day.

This post was edited by ferdia on Sep 18 2025 02:17am

Qatar, on request from the USA, took in Hamas leadership so there could be a neutral dialogue. You know this. This is also how your prime minister Netanyahu sent millions of millions of dollars and asked qatar multiple time to keep funding Hamas.

I’d like to read about this. Got a link?