(Washington Times) Don Feder - A war without civilian casualties is impossible, even for those who try hard to avoid them. During World War II, between 350,000 and 635,000 Germans died in Allied strategic bombing. Germany's cities were reduced to rubble. The German people brought Hitler to power and were his willing accomplices in a war of subjugation and annihilation. In the end, Germany had to be bombed into submission. In August 1945, Japan's war Cabinet was planning to mobilize the entire civilian population to resist an expected invasion, resulting in a "glorious death" for the nation. That's what Hamas envisions in Gaza, which is why it keeps rejecting proposals for a pause in fighting. Like Germany in 1939 and Japan at Pearl Harbor in 1941, the war in Gaza started with an act of naked aggression, resulting in 1,200 deaths, many in the most savage fashion, including rape and torture, as well as more than 240 hostages taken. The Palestinians brought the war into Israel on Oct. 7. Where did they think it would lead, and what right do they have now to complain about the way it's being fought?
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