Suicide bombers are not "damning proof of the futility of war".
They are simply a weapon of war. The Palestinians rulers use them cynically and well.
But they are only a weapon and should be looked on as such. The use of booby traps would be more effective in terms of loss of materiel and life, but not nearly so good a propaganda tool.
This has been a war of propaganda up to now but the IDF is changing all that. It will be interesting to see what the Muslim nations will do.
My guess is that they will do nothing material to aid the Palestinians.

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