Israel had a 3-day warning

[mysteryowl]

The US has confirmed that Egypt warned Tel Aviv of a possible impending attack, according to the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — who says he is “not quite sure” how Israel and the US “missed it.”

“We know that Egypt had warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Wednesday following a closed-door intelligence briefing, according to the Wall Street Journal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-confirms-egypt-warned-israel-three-days-before-hamas-attack/ar-AA1i6jZx

So, does this mean that Netanyahu intentionally did nothing? Did he want this to happen so he was justified to completely wipe out Palestine? Sure makes me wonder.

[Sneederbunk]

1. Not a stretch. We know Bibi is corrupt.

[mysteryowl]

3. Yes, he is and like so many RW dictators they are completely immoral.

[malaise]

15. THIS

and just a few weeks ago the vast majority of his population were against him.
Beware of greedy, corrupt, power-hungry amoral men.

Something is very strange about these events.

[mysteryowl]

19. From the first reports my own warning system went off...

Something is very wrong with this situation. First off, what happened to the missile air defense the US set up for billions. It had been functioning well before this disaster.

[malaise]

20. Truth will,out eventually

I can wait.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Don't stop now, Rep. McCaul. What else did you learn from that closed-door intelligence briefing?

“We know that Egypt had warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Wednesday following a closed-door intelligence briefing, according to the Wall Street Journal.

[mysteryowl]

4. I realize it is a republican quote, but others have been reporting this too.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. My point was, maybe the smartest thing one can say after leaving a

closed-door intelligence briefing is "no comment."

"Those {fine Japanese people} aren't going to win this war, and I'll just give you one example why. They don't even know what depth our subs are traveling at. They think it's {so many} feet. Well, let me tell you, I just got back from talking with our Navy boys, and they say our subs are much deeper than that. Why, they travel at {many more} feet deep. That ought to show you just how smart Tojo is."

[brush]

18. Yes, there were reports of a warning ten days before the attack.

IMO Netanyahu ignored or under estimated the scale of the attack, thought it could be handled and would solidify his grip on power.

[JudyM]

36. I am not finding that, can you provide a link, by any chance?

[JudyM]

35. They are all just reporting what he said, as far as I can find.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. There was an argument that FDR was eager to see America get involved in WW ll ...

There was an argument that FDR was eager to see America get involved in WW ll and he needed a pretext so he ignored chatter there would be a Japanese attack but an attack certainly should have been a possibility when we embargoed them and cut them off from necessary resources.

[Elessar Zappa]

5. It's probably just good old fashioned incompetence on Netanyahu's part,

similar to the Bush administration ignoring the intelligence regarding 9/11.

[Snarkoleptic]

6. Seems quite a bit like PNAC's "New Pearl Harbor" strategy,

where they needed a mass casualty incident to happen in order to implement right-wing policies.
Earlier this year, there were mass protests in Israel, over Netanyahu's attempt to undermine the independence of the Israeli Supreme Court.

[gab13by13]

7. I also heard that Jordan warned Bibi.

[mysteryowl]

9. That's curious, I have not read that yet.

Sounds like Bibi sacrificed his people to have everything HE wants. His RW dictator agenda.

Oh, Israel! I am so sorry you trusted him.

[lapucelle]

38. Where is the story line that Netanyahu "sacrificed his people"coming from?

Who exactly is saying that? Is that a "theory" making the rounds in the bowels of the internet?

[roamer65]

22. Jordan's GID warned the US about 9/11.

They even got Bin Laden’s code name for the operation correct.

They run a tight ship.

[JudyM]

37. Link?

I just spent time looking for credible info and didn’t find any. Would like to read more about that.

[LizBeth]

8. there could possibly be attacks sometime.

[Freethinker65]

10. And how often are these warnings given? Every few weeks? Every few months? Occasionally? Rarely?

Was this warning different than the others?

There are always threats being made, was this shared intelligence deemed more credible and no action was taken?

Every time a major attack occurs, we hear of warnings being neglected. We never consider warnings are continuously assessed, and a majority are "neglected", and this turns out to be the correct decision.

[inthewind21]

13. Well

call the NIA and ask. If that is you can get them to even take your call.

[republianmushroom]

11. Nothing makes people support a government more than a war.

Ask Geo. Bush.

[inthewind21]

12. Could be

Look what the US allowed, relinquished and gave away after 9/11. Not out of the realm of possibility.

[Marcus IM]

16. Maybe that's why many are saying this is Israel's 9/11

Wondering if we'll find out about security officials with their hair on fire or some Aug 6th type memo scenarios.

[Justice]

17. I'll wait to hear this from the WH or other Biden official - won't take MCaul's word for it

[albacore]

21. L.I.H.O.P. nt

[mysteryowl]

23. What does that stand for?

[BlueCheeseAgain]

26. I think it's "let it happen on purpose".

Which is pretty ridiculous, if you ask me.

[albacore]

41. I'd like to subscribe to the LIHOP theory of events...

.. but I am convinced that a much better explanation is that people ignore warnings or that bureaucracies are just too fucked up to respond quickly. Occam's Razor applies here.
Still.... we ARE talking about Bibi. Who knows what minds like Bibi's - or trump's - can come up with?

[lapucelle]

24. That's a Republican talking point from coming from a Republican Trump apologist

via the New York Post. The goal of the talking point is to weaken President Biden.

Why does New York Post story at your link read "US confirms"? This was something said by Republican Michael McCaul.

The US has confirmed that Egypt warned Tel Aviv of a possible impending attack, according to the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — who says he is “not quite sure” how Israel and the US “missed it.”

“We know that Egypt had warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Wednesday following a closed-door intelligence briefing, according to the Wall Street Journal.

“I don’t want to get too much into classified (details), but a warning was given. I think the question was at what level.”

A WaPo editorial perspective on McCaul

Opinion Republican apologists’ defenses of Trump lies go unchallenged. Still./div]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/06/mccaul-trump-document-defense-unchallenged/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. I wouldn't be surprised if Israel was warned something big was about to happen.

That's fundamentally different than warning them of the intensity and sophistication of the attack.

[BannonsLiver]

29. These posts are aimed at reframing the attacks as Israel's fault as well.

[lapucelle]

32. That's pretty clear at this point.

We shouldn't be amplifying anti-Biden talking points from Republicans who are trying to use Hamas' deliberate, calculated slaughter of Jews to their advantage.

[BannonsLiver]

33. Agree 100 percent

This event has been very illuminating.

[lapucelle]

39. Indeed.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218356561#post9

[BlueCheeseAgain]

25. After every surprise attack, people find warnings that were issued beforehand.

The problem is usually incompetence, or that the info gets lost in a sea of other info, or that there are warnings all the time, so the real one gets ignored.

Pearl Harbor, 9/11, etc.

[Dirty Socialist]

30. Netanyahu is an honorable man

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I am sure he will do the honorable thing, take responsibility, and resign.
Just kidding. Bibi is just another narcissist.

[Paladin]

31. If McCaul's the source, don't believe it.

Not without significant, trustworthy confirmation.

[ripcord]

34. He also said he didn't know how Israel and rhe U.S. missed it

Are you also blaming President Biden for knowing about the warning and purposely ignoring it?

[yardwork]

40. Republican from Texas said what?

And, suppose Israel did have a warning of a possible terrorist attack three days in advance? What should they have done? Sent everybody home to wait? Shut everything down, closed all businesses?

I'm unclear on what they could have done. Not do I trust a statement made by a Republican Congress critter. Don't they have their own business to attend to right now?