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15. Yep, US military agrees (link)

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Thu Dec 7, 2023, 07:32 AM

Dec 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/us/politics/israel-gaza-war-military.html

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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