"They're not shooting at us now so they never will again?" Are you really saying they're that naive?
That's not a stated goal.
The goals is to destroy the military capabilities of Hamas, which arguably has been achieved.
"Gaza no longer poses a threat" does not mean "Gaza will never again pose a threat". I think the words were chosen carefully. The former requires an agreement with Gazans. The latter would require a crystal ball.
After all, I'm sure the Israeli government would agree that Egypt no longer poses a threat. Israel recently said Egypt is their friend. But that doesn't mean Egypt will never again pose a threat, because nobody knows the future.
“Gaza no longer poses a threat” does not mean “Gaza will never again pose a threat”.
They sound like the same thing to me... "no longer" and "never again" mean the same thing in my experience.
Not to me.
The US once went to war with England, but I think most Americans agree that "England no longer poses a threat to us."
But is it possible that one day we will again be at war with England? I mean sure, anything is possible.
You really can't say anyone will "never be a threat". Just that they aren't a threat now.
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Or to take a simple example, "I no longer live in California" does not mean "I will never again live in California".
"They're not shooting at us now so they never will again?" Are you really saying they're that naive?
That's not a stated goal.
The goals is to destroy the military capabilities of Hamas, which arguably has been achieved.
"Gaza no longer poses a threat" does not mean "Gaza will never again pose a threat". I think the words were chosen carefully. The former requires an agreement with Gazans. The latter would require a crystal ball.
After all, I'm sure the Israeli government would agree that Egypt no longer poses a threat. Israel recently said Egypt is their friend. But that doesn't mean Egypt will never again pose a threat, because nobody knows the future.
They sound like the same thing to me... "no longer" and "never again" mean the same thing in my experience.
Not to me.
The US once went to war with England, but I think most Americans agree that "England no longer poses a threat to us."
But is it possible that one day we will again be at war with England? I mean sure, anything is possible.
You really can't say anyone will "never be a threat". Just that they aren't a threat now.
EDIT
Or to take a simple example, "I no longer live in California" does not mean "I will never again live in California".