I think it is interesting that in a poll I read last week..it stated that only 40% of progressive democrats would stand against a foreign invasion as opposed to 80% of Republicans..
The phrase “going full Roman” comes to mind. Everyone’s eyes will be focused on Gaza but I think Israel’s senior leadership, political and military, are intently focused on taking the fight to the mullahs, up close and (very) personal.
Hamas needs to be ripped out of Gaza, including the roots. In previous cases, the presence of hostages as seemed to freeze Israeli response. I have no idea about this time. If it were me, I'd be in a door kicking mode.
"Hamas delenda est"
Israel has had relative peace since '73 because everybody feared the IDF. To some extent that changed,
- the border can be beaten
- iron dome can be beaten
I expect that the IDF will not hold back in its necessary need to reestablish its Alpha status and seek absolution for its failure from the Israeli people.
Not a good time to be in Gaza
PS: note the top Hamas guys happened to be in Qatar. Lucky them. Israel needs to PsyOp the heck out of that
Outstanding. (It is truly remarkable how blase' way too many Americans (or non-Americans here in the US) have been about this (not to mention the depraved who rationalize it or, worse yet, champion it).
I weep thinking of my own daughters and the anguish of those families of people who were killed and were/are being abused, tortured, raped and face death. I have no countenance for anyone making any counter argument about matters that might have been debatable on Friday and are no longer contestable or supportable today. This is what liberals have purchased with their support of Hamas, Hezbollah, the PLA - for DECADES. For waffeling and appeasing Iran. For a whole host of idiotic foreign policy decisions and positions that brought us to this pass.
It is time for the idiocy to stop. It is time to stop just rolling our eyes as the left goes down this path heedless of warnings. We can not let this continue here - or it will be there. There are people that have crossed our border - even today - that we don't know about or know nothing about their intentions. If, as reported, they plan attacks over the next 14 months in major cities, this catastrophe is laid firmly at the feet of Dems and their policies here and abroad.
It is time to stop coddling this leftist, progressive, socialist mindset that perpetuates all of this. We must fight the ideological battle to get back to a culture and policy that enables us to prevent these types of conditions, or at least gives us a much better chance to defend ourselves.
It remains to be seen how far Israel is willing to go against Hamas. Civilized cultures may not be strong enough to eradicate the culture of death that has been allowed to fester and indeed, flourish in Gaza. Where to send them is a huge problem; the West Bank, Egypt, Jordan, and all the other Arab States will not take them. Watch as those actually pulling the strings (Iran, Russia, China) posture and pontificate about what to do. Not to mention various political "influencers" in the west and United States. A medieval solution may be called for, but the will to carry it out lacking.
Warfare at its base, primitive form. Like the rape of the Sabine women. There can be no outrage at horrific crimes and atrocities committed by Hamas in the Islamic world, because they accept this behavior as normal and justified. It is not. Hamas is not trying to occupy Israel. Their motives are designed to keep them relevant. They have grossly underestimated their position and Israel will respond like they have always done, they will eradicate rhe threat and make Gaza uninhabitable. As they should. You cannot negotiate with a scorpion.
The atrocities are not even fully known. Hamas terrorists captured Israeli soldiers and literally decapitated and streamed their deaths on social media.
Israel, like the United States has been seduced by liberalism and wokeism and has let her guard down while fighting amongst themselves as to which policy is better: conservativism or liberalism. It has infected their culture and has led to a false sense of security or hubris while “trying to get along”. Hamas, like the Italian proverb: “is given a finger but takes hand”…
Israel will fix its Intelligence and surveillance failures and the gates of hell will be filled with Hamas.
"Land for peace". Some "peace". Take the land back and exterminate Hamas.
When you put it that way...
I think it is interesting that in a poll I read last week..it stated that only 40% of progressive democrats would stand against a foreign invasion as opposed to 80% of Republicans..
Are we even capable of thinking in terms of the war necessary to destroy enemies like Hamas?
Israel cannot allow Hamas to be part of the equation once this war is complete. Attacks like this embolden Jihads all around the world.
Thank you.
Hanas must be eradicated from the face of the earth wherever they naybe.
The phrase “going full Roman” comes to mind. Everyone’s eyes will be focused on Gaza but I think Israel’s senior leadership, political and military, are intently focused on taking the fight to the mullahs, up close and (very) personal.
Thanks CDR - you summed up what many of us are thinking.
May God protect Israel and allow Israelis prevail.
Hamas needs to be ripped out of Gaza, including the roots. In previous cases, the presence of hostages as seemed to freeze Israeli response. I have no idea about this time. If it were me, I'd be in a door kicking mode.
"Hamas delenda est"
Israel has had relative peace since '73 because everybody feared the IDF. To some extent that changed,
- the border can be beaten
- iron dome can be beaten
I expect that the IDF will not hold back in its necessary need to reestablish its Alpha status and seek absolution for its failure from the Israeli people.
Not a good time to be in Gaza
PS: note the top Hamas guys happened to be in Qatar. Lucky them. Israel needs to PsyOp the heck out of that
CDR Sal,
Outstanding. (It is truly remarkable how blase' way too many Americans (or non-Americans here in the US) have been about this (not to mention the depraved who rationalize it or, worse yet, champion it).
Thank you
I weep thinking of my own daughters and the anguish of those families of people who were killed and were/are being abused, tortured, raped and face death. I have no countenance for anyone making any counter argument about matters that might have been debatable on Friday and are no longer contestable or supportable today. This is what liberals have purchased with their support of Hamas, Hezbollah, the PLA - for DECADES. For waffeling and appeasing Iran. For a whole host of idiotic foreign policy decisions and positions that brought us to this pass.
It is time for the idiocy to stop. It is time to stop just rolling our eyes as the left goes down this path heedless of warnings. We can not let this continue here - or it will be there. There are people that have crossed our border - even today - that we don't know about or know nothing about their intentions. If, as reported, they plan attacks over the next 14 months in major cities, this catastrophe is laid firmly at the feet of Dems and their policies here and abroad.
It is time to stop coddling this leftist, progressive, socialist mindset that perpetuates all of this. We must fight the ideological battle to get back to a culture and policy that enables us to prevent these types of conditions, or at least gives us a much better chance to defend ourselves.
It remains to be seen how far Israel is willing to go against Hamas. Civilized cultures may not be strong enough to eradicate the culture of death that has been allowed to fester and indeed, flourish in Gaza. Where to send them is a huge problem; the West Bank, Egypt, Jordan, and all the other Arab States will not take them. Watch as those actually pulling the strings (Iran, Russia, China) posture and pontificate about what to do. Not to mention various political "influencers" in the west and United States. A medieval solution may be called for, but the will to carry it out lacking.
Hamas delenda est
Warfare at its base, primitive form. Like the rape of the Sabine women. There can be no outrage at horrific crimes and atrocities committed by Hamas in the Islamic world, because they accept this behavior as normal and justified. It is not. Hamas is not trying to occupy Israel. Their motives are designed to keep them relevant. They have grossly underestimated their position and Israel will respond like they have always done, they will eradicate rhe threat and make Gaza uninhabitable. As they should. You cannot negotiate with a scorpion.
The atrocities are not even fully known. Hamas terrorists captured Israeli soldiers and literally decapitated and streamed their deaths on social media.
Israel, like the United States has been seduced by liberalism and wokeism and has let her guard down while fighting amongst themselves as to which policy is better: conservativism or liberalism. It has infected their culture and has led to a false sense of security or hubris while “trying to get along”. Hamas, like the Italian proverb: “is given a finger but takes hand”…
Israel will fix its Intelligence and surveillance failures and the gates of hell will be filled with Hamas.