# I Pit Babale

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> [@Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/5630):
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> Did I agree to that? I said they were just about the second worst option possible. I don’t think they’re totally incompetent. I don’t think UNRWA was incompetent at all, by the way - I think they were accomplishing exactly what they intended to accomplish. They viewed entranching the conflict as a goal (which is why the definition of a Palestinian refugee is different from the definition of every other refugee on the planet - the policy is hand crafted to keep Palestinians “on ice” to be used …

“second worst option possible”…

Your words. Sure seems to me like your position has changed. Are the GHF “just about the second worst option possible”, or is anyone who calls them incompetent bozos “terrorist collaborators”?

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