[mike_k]

Good point about public perception. But there's a deeper problem with this: people _want_ to believe it is a justified and necessary act of violence. And this is really hard to change now. Too many years many of us/them were passively silent and now it is almost too late to take an action.

[romwell]

>people _want_ to believe it is a justified and necessary act of violence.

Well of course, because otherwise, the guilt and shame is too overwhelming.

Sadly, shame is the first casualty of the War on Truth.

And without shame, there is no truth, because one can just say whatever makes one feel good at the moment. Do it long enough, you might even believe what you say.

[geoka9]

There are family ties between the countries and that may affect whatever level of violence they think is justified. Especially when they see apartment blocks being bombed into oblivion that look just like the one their niece lives in (and they have personally visited).