re: Israel–Hamas War Discussion Thread: News Links On First Page

The IDF won’t go in until they are certain the Northern border is prepared. A majority of the active duty force will hit Gaza. The defense of the Lebanese border will be a reserve function (offensive tactics are harder compared to defensive)

You just know some dumbass in Congress is going to make a big show of solidarity with the Lesbian people.

They have active duty forces designed specifically for northern Israel/southern Lebanon/Golan Heights.

It won’t just be reserves. Some of those units are legitimately good and capable. Hez is not JV, but those particular IDF units are varsity…if their ROE allows them room to work.

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It won’t just be reserves. Some of those units are legitimately good and capable. Hez is not JV, but those particular IDF units are varsity…if their ROE allows them room to work.

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It’s my understanding that with the deceleration of war by the Israeli government the other day, the IDF has a free hand.

Cry “havoc!”, and let slip the dogs of war.

JC man. You know your shite.

Unless you’re AI.

…are you AI?

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I must commend your knowledge of middle east foreign policy and your informative, fearless presentation of your positions on this matter.

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I appreciate your comment, but honestly I’m not much of a policy wonk.

Definitely an outside cat; I don’t sleep inside by the fire.

And ~20 years affords plenty of opportunity to learn the lay of the land, even for a slow learner.

(That comment about Netanyahu was hypothetical, by the way. I know he’s been in a political battle and what it’s over, and it sounds to me like he’s not letting the leftist courts run free so they’re pissed. And since we’re seeing the same shite in the US, it seems plausible it’s the same playbook.)

Highlighting this to emphasize opinion vs. statement of fact. George “Never told a lie” Washington is the only politician who was never corrupt. Bibi is probably no exception, but the things he’s done for Israel, putting his actual arse on the line and all, give him a little benefit of the doubt with me. And they have rabid leftists like we do, so the hypothesis is a least valid if not proven.

Israel troops have entered the West Bank tonight as fighting in Jenin has commenced.

OSINTdefender

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I've seen a few Israeli Jews interviewed over the past couple days that claim they leaned to the left and wanted to help the Palis.

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They're generally not cab drivers, they're westernized Tel Aviv Jews with degrees (possibly gay, which is ironic). The Israeli left wants control via the courts, which is why they hate Bibi's resistance to it. Anyone that has that attitude in Jerusalem is probably trying to get laid, and not much more.

My first cab driver out of TLV (of some year) thought American Jews got Trump elected . The social just schwing is strong, especially in Tel Aviv.

On top of the lefties, Jews, for centuries, have tried to find what they should have done different to avoid another Pogrom, or Kristallnacht. Crop failed in central Europe, what could we have done to avoid getting expelled or killed? (Make it rain?)

Is it any wonder we ended up with sects of Jews like the Hagenah, that blew up British shite back in the day? Just give me guns at home, in Israel, no problem. One of our tour guides (from Ft. Lauderdale) could barely count on one hand how many times she'd been stabbed on a bus by a non-Jew.

Well, look at that, now I'm a wee bit aggressive about security needing to be provided by the IDF. Imagine that.

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if their ROE allows them room to work.

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After this I can’t imagine there much room for ROE

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Is it absolutely mandatory to have a new abbreviation for EVERYTHING in this WORLD ? Since WHEN is the Israeli military the IDF ????

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I get the idea of overuse of acronyms, but the Israeli military has been called the IDF for a pretty long time.