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[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 70 points 2 years ago

"Well don't stand in the genocide zone!"

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

I will never forget Rachel Corrie.

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Americans are upset, just politicians are afraid to lose their annual bribes if they talk outside of church.

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[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago

Will the US respond? Yes! By reimbursing the ammunition used

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The U.S. has responded. That IS the problem.

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Respond with more money

[–] CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

If by respond you mean send even more bombs and weapons, then yes.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They responded to this in the past: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/israel-west-bank-and-gaza-travel-advisory.html

This kind of thing is entirely predictable and US citizens have been warned by the State Department about there being an active conflict happening in the area.

So a US citizen died while ignoring a travel advisory from the US government. US citizenship doesn't make someone invincible, and it doesn't mean the US military is going to avenge your death (or whatever fantasy you can come up with) if you're deliberately ignoring the warnings about an area of the world being dangerous. The obligation of protecting citizens was fulfilled by issuing the warning.

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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Oh fuck yeah. They've killed TWO of ours now!? We'll suck their dick harder!

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Nope US life is expendable.

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago

Biden will wag his finger at Bibi, and give him $1 bil less the next round of funding. Boy is that gonna sting .

/s

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