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Vital Perspective Is Just Soooo Informative, Aren't They? (Palestinian Rockets Edition)

In grade school, there are the kids who always raise their hand to answer the teacher's question. Everybody hates those kids. But there's another group of know-it-alls that's even more annoying: the kids who wait until the first kids have finished answering, and who then one-up the first kids by giving better answers. Clearer, more detailed, more accurate, and more nuanced answers. Obviously, everybody hates those kids too. Are you listening, Vital Perspective?

From September 16 to September 26, there were 21 Qassam rockets fired by terrorists operating freely in the lawless Gaza Strip. Of these, 13 fell and exploded in southern Israel, leaving three injured and imposing immeasurable psychological trauma on people living within range of the rockets. A rocket attack yesterday that left a woman with shrapnel in her stomach was claimed by Islamic Jihad. The rockets also damaged a water tower, a greenhouse, an elementary school, and a college. The attacks continued even through Rosh Hashana, and the government was forced to evacuate a number of families to alternate locations to provide a safe environment for the holiday. Meanwhile, terrorists continue to smuggle weapons into Gaza.

Because apparently the posts from Yourish.com, MR,, BtB, and Smooth we're good enough - just because they didn't "provide all that information" or "help readers understand the situation as well".

"The rockets also damaged a water tower, a greenhouse, an elementary school, and a college." Oh did they? Showoffs.

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