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14. That's not my perception. Ground forces have tanks, Javelins, Himars guided rockets etc, and artillery, way more...

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 02:10 AM

Dec 2023

way more superiority in weapons than what Hamas has with their hand-made rockets with no guidance systems. Israel has the latest in US weapons and Hamas has no match for them. Hamas will be the ones in the meat grinder.

Plus Israel and especially special forces have agility and the training needed to perform a job that just has to be done. Even if every structure in Gaza obliterated, the side with the weapons advantage then wins.

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IDF finds one of the largest Gaza weapons stockpiles ever near school, hospital [View all] Beastly Boy Dec 2023 OP

This is why it is so difficult JohnSJ Dec 2023 #1

It's even more difficult when the IDF reports weapons found "NEAR " a school and hospital sjr2323 Dec 2023 #53

and without explicitly saying it, that is exactly what I was saying. Thanks JohnSJ Dec 2023 #56

Good job. Proves my point. Ground forces/special forces are the way to ferret out Hamas. brush Dec 2023 #2

Ground Forces Go In Once Air Power Creates A Permissive Environment The Magistrate Dec 2023 #3

I don't recall you advocating ground forces in the vicinity of schools and hospitals. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #6

All you have to do is reseach my posts before our recent tangles. I've been advocating ground/special forces... brush Dec 2023 #9

There will be no less crying if there is armor and artillery instead of airstrikes TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #12

That's not my perception. Ground forces have tanks, Javelins, Himars guided rockets etc, and artillery, way more... brush Dec 2023 #14

Well sign up and go to the front. Swede Dec 2023 #21

No one with any sense thinks it'll be easy, but for your information, that's what the IDF is doing right now. brush Dec 2023 #28

40 IDF soldiers have died in Gaza since. Swede Dec 2023 #35

And so would the number of innocent Palestinians be too, now 16,000 and counting. brush Dec 2023 #38

In war you pound your enemy with artillery or bombs to weaken them. Swede Dec 2023 #41

No matter how many innocent non-combatants are killed, huh, with nowhere to go but where... brush Dec 2023 #48

You're not getting it. Israel is in a war with Hamas. Swede Dec 2023 #58

"..innocent Palestinians be too, now 16,000 and counting" wow, so now they are all innocent, zero Hamas deaths? EX500rider Dec 2023 #59

Of the 16,000 dead (probably many more buried in the rubble... brush Dec 2023 #68

Why would I "read it & weep"? I didn't vote for Likud & don't even live in Israel EX500rider Dec 2023 #70

Looks like Hamas is hiding with civilians again: yagotme Dec 2023 #67

Fair enough. All that gear will also bring down buildings TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #62

Ok, old friend, I've long advocated for ground forces to be the ones to root out Hamas from their tunnels. brush Dec 2023 #37

Ok, if this is a challenge, as it appears to be, I will bite. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #39

Oh, man, you're disappointing me. The ground forces have the Hamas mastermind cournered... brush Dec 2023 #40

Are YOU hearing what you are saying? You are not even pretending to respond to what I posted. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #43

Forget it. As I said, I've advocated ground forces to ferret out Hamas and they're doing that now... brush Dec 2023 #47

You've advocated ground forces to ferret Hamas out of the tunnels, Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #51

Hopeless. Take no care to not just kill innocent non-combatants in the airstrikes. Hopeless. brush Dec 2023 #55

Yep, US military agrees (link) uponit7771 Dec 2023 #15

It's not a one or the other situation.... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #23

So you're advocating to keep blasting innocent non-combatants to smithereens with bombs ? brush Dec 2023 #25

I'm saying it's necessary to take Hamas off the board. Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #31

FYI: I advocated that ground forces/special forces be deploy to root out Hamas from their tunnels... brush Dec 2023 #34

Yes, they are doing now that the battlefield is prepped. Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #42

Properly prepped against who, the innocent civilians, 65 percent or more women and children... brush Dec 2023 #44

Having empathy for the less fortunate... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #52

Didn't I just write in my post (NOT HAMAS, MIND YOU), and in my other posts on this thread I've said... brush Dec 2023 #54

Okay... fair enough, but.... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #57

Read it and weep: Netanyahu/Likud incompetence. brush Dec 2023 #66

I see little evidence urban ground warfare is any kinder to civilians or infrastructure EX500rider Dec 2023 #60

Perhaps. The text below is from this link. brush Dec 2023 #65

Haven't Been So Shocked, Sir, Since The Sun Rose In The EAST This Morning The Magistrate Dec 2023 #4

Good on IDF.. Less Weapons for Butchers of HAMAS to Cha Dec 2023 #5

As I peruse the internet, I'm sure it won't be long before I start reading conspiracy theories * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #7

Rec.. TY Cha Dec 2023 #8

All of this! ShazzieB Dec 2023 #10

Such as: False claims dead Palestinian baby was 'a doll' go viral on social media in the Israel-Hamas disinformation war Celerity Dec 2023 #16

They properly retracted the story. Yet people still harp on it while ignoring Hamas' propaganda efforts * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #17

disinfo in war is almost always a 2 way street Celerity Dec 2023 #18

LOL Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #19

nothing in that post was gish-gallop Celerity Dec 2023 #20

LOL! As I said, I'm not blind... nor am I stupid. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #22

this is not a rebuttal: Celerity Dec 2023 #24

LOL! Thanks for proving and illustrating my previous points. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #26

petitio principii Celerity Dec 2023 #30

LOL! Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #32

I Confess, Ma'am, That Often I Do Skim Your Lengthier Comments The Magistrate Dec 2023 #45

What in this post is gish galloping? obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #46

Stick around. Watch closely. You'll see. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #49

At this point, I even wonder if it matters. Behind the Aegis Dec 2023 #11

Thats Israel's fault. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #13

Any information on who is supplying these weapons? thucythucy Dec 2023 #27

From manufacturers of the worlds arms Kennah Dec 2023 #36

Please let there be video. redqueen Dec 2023 #29

Great news! .. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #33

Well, that's bad but mcar Dec 2023 #50

Gazas population density is similar to Londons... ExciteBike66 Dec 2023 #61

And then the local government would make civilians subject to Articles 28 and 29 of the 4th Geneva Convention Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #63

If That Government Neither Levied War Against Israel, Nor Tolerated 'Private Enterprise' In That Line The Magistrate Dec 2023 #64

See all the white areas? countryside EX500rider Dec 2023 #69