Ryan Grim on how George W. Bush condemned Israel's killing of seven civilians in order to take out Hamas commander

Somebody pointed out that in 2002, or maybe 2003, very soon after 9/11, Israel struck the leader of Hamas and a founder of Hamas and killed him along with seven civilians.  George W. Bush put out one of the sternest statements condemning the action, condemning the loss of civilian life, saying that there's no justification, even if you're attacking the commander - the commander.  Not a battalion commander, but the head of Hamas.  "Killing seven civilians along the way is an unacceptable price to pay."  That's George W. Bush who later would have more blood on his hands than probably any president in a hundred years.  For him to say that "this is too much" and now to get very little reaction from the White House to who knows how many civilian casualties we're going to have, and it's kind of untoward to be quibbling over the numbers when you look at those images [of the Jabalia refugee camp being bombed in Gaza]...

~ Ryan Grim, "Israel Admits to Bombing Refugees Live on CNN," Breaking Points, 7:00 mark, November 1, 2023