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brush

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37. Ok, old friend, I've long advocated for ground forces to be the ones to root out Hamas from their tunnels.
Thu Dec 7, 2023, 12:23 PM
Dec 2023

I think you know as well as I do that bomb strikes won't do that. Pilots in jets overhead can bomb the shit out of a lot of innocents told to go there by the IDF though.

Now back to ground forces, you may have heardby now it's just been reported that IDF ground troops think they've cornered the Hamas mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack in Khan Younis, a city in the southern part of Gaza. That's probably the only way to get to them in the tunnels

As far as using civilians as human shields by Hamas, come on, that's a definite NO. What I'm against is bombing the shit out of buildings/hospitals/housing to maybe get a terrorist who ventured outside of his tunnel hideout.

You probably also know Israeli hostage families blasted Netanyahu yesterday for concentrating on just getting Hamas instead of negotiating to get the over 100 hostages back. They're furious with Netanyahu for suggesting flooding the tunnels with sea water to get Hamas out. Can you believe that?

He must be going a little nuts with his guilt for his intel failure on the Oct. 7 attack/subsequent revenge and over-retaliation motive. Israel needs to ditch him asap, even before the war is over.

What say you?


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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
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