Posted on 08/01/2014 5:36:57 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
JERUSALEM Israel entered its latest conflict with Hamas armed with a high-tech arsenal, real-time battlefield intelligence and strong domestic support for dealing a heavy blow to Hamas.
But again on Friday, Israeli forces were taken by surprise, this time with two soldiers killed and one taken prisoner when militants once again attacked from a tunnel in Gaza.
Hamas has changed its doctrine and is using the tunnels as a main method of operation, said Israel Ziv, a retired general who headed the militarys Gaza division and its operations directorate. This is something we learned amid the fighting.
Of the 32 fortified tunnels that the Israeli military has exposed so far, at least 11 run deep beneath the border into Israeli territory. Others are part of an underground labyrinth inside Gaza connecting buildings, weapons stores and concealed rocket launchers.
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He said they stayed home in a fit of temper tantrum, which is very different, really the opposite, than staying home because you’re not interested.
obama thanks them and it looks as if the same people might stay home again if the PERFECT candidate does not get the nomination. SAD
Who is looking for “perfect?”
There are some on the Right who would vote for Obama if he had an “R” next to his name and the GOPe made him their perfumed prince.
Most of us held our nose and voted for the GOPe perfumed prince both in 2008 and 2012. Thanks to your boys stealing the Mississippi primary I hope you don’t expect us to hold our noses again.
Have NO idea who on the right you are talking about.
Was not MY boys that stole the primary in Mississippi.
Must be a tall horse you are riding, I think the air might be too thin up there.
;)
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