Posted on 10/17/2023 2:52:00 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Playing with fire by underestimating Hamas has been Israel’s pastime for a few years now. The eminently preventable tragedy unfolding before our eyes requires a serious rethinking of Israeli and Western strategy.
Speculation has focused on the lack of rapid response, notification, security, and intelligence gaps, and these are worthy of exploration, but focusing on these alone misses the forest from the trees. The bigger issue is, why did Israel acquiesce to an uneasy coexistence with Hamas after Hamas forcefully grabbed the Gaza Strip in 2007, especially given that Hamas’s charter clearly laid out its goal of destroying Israel (preamble), that Israeli land is a holy Islamic possession (art. 11), and that armed jihad is the only solution and peace talks useless (art. 13)? The short answer is that as the violent equilibrium between Hamas and Israel was somewhat controlled, it actually benefited both parties.
First, there was the Netanyahu Doctrine, which intentionally kept Hamas alive as a counterweight to the Palestinian Authority, for the purpose of keeping Palestinians divided. Netanyahu famously said, “The Palestinian Authority is a burden, and Hamas is an asset” — a political strategy now obviously revealed as too clever by half.
Second, following the money often sheds light on the material incentives of both parties. Israel receives $4 billion in armament credits payable to the Pentagon, which handsomely provides guaranteed business for our defense manufacturers, who in turn lobby for continued funding. Having Hamas as a viable boogeyman has certainly helped in this regard.
But this too was another penny-wise, pound-foolish endeavor that ended up hurting Israel’s domestic weapons industry and provided Washington meddling rights regarding Israel’s security and domestic policies. However one feels about this corporate welfare loop engineered by Israeli leaders, the U.S. military-industrial complex, and its “bought and paid for” politicians,
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Preaching to the preachers…
The same goes for leftists ...
Woody Allen line:
It may come true someday that the lion will lie down next to the lamb but I don’t think the lamb will be getting much sleep that first night.
so why now listen to the Biden admin...pause the attack, turn back on the water etc... all at the insistence of the Bidenites.
At some point you have to take their hate filled words at face value and preemptively neutralize the threat.
You cannot coexist with people who want to kill you.
See my tag line.
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You are 100% correct on that one!
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Impossible for a two state solution......ever.
the hospital rocket from gaza https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/19889
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