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33. That's one possibility.

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 03:53 PM

Dec 2023

The other possibility, that makes more sense for both 9-11 and Oct. 7, in my opinion, is the ignored warnings/LIHOP scenario, which gave the poohbahs (Cheney/Bush et al and Netanyahu et al) an excuse to go all-in on war.

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NYT: Where Was the Israeli Military on Oct. 7? [View all] Donkees Dec 2023 OP

Colossal failure. And Netanyahu is still in charge WHY? brush Dec 2023 #1

''Many soldiers, though, were allowed to keep sleeping.'' Donkees Dec 2023 #2

Horrendous. Why has Israel left Netanyahu in charge? Has there been a worse intel/governmental... brush Dec 2023 #3

A failure...how? Demsrule86 Dec 2023 #12

So am I reading you right? You think Bibi is complicit in this whole... brush Dec 2023 #36

Hope you saw Frontline on PBS two weeks ago Deminpenn Dec 2023 #4

Here's link: PBS/Frontline Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza RestoreAmerica2020 Dec 2023 #5

Intel blackout for more than 14 minutes?!?! Still more questions than answers uponit7771 Dec 2023 #6

Bin Laden determined to attack US told to Shrub a month before 9/11 and we re-ELECTED him AZLD4Candidate Dec 2023 #7

And then Bush went on to commit war crimes against Iraqis, Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #30

Netanyahu belongs in prison. dalton99a Dec 2023 #8

"At Dawn We Slept - The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor" - Gordon W. Prange paleotn Dec 2023 #9

The PNACers, including Dick Cheney, WANTED a "Pearl Harbor-like" event Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #32

Failed to remember the lessons from the 1973 surprise attack on Israel,. SharonAnn Dec 2023 #10

Interesting that pilots were told to look to Telegram channels. David__77 Dec 2023 #11

And an unlikely source for information: Donkees Dec 2023 #14

Authoritarians make poor military strategists. yardwork Dec 2023 #13

Not all of them dsc Dec 2023 #37

Bonaparte attacked Russia, so there's that. yardwork Dec 2023 #38

Is it just me or am I noticing a pattern here? tornado34jh Dec 2023 #15

Hamas militants trained for its deadly attack in plain sight and less than a mile from Israel's heavily fortified border Donkees Dec 2023 #16

So how then did they get the weapons? I don't believe that by itself Gaza would have gotten all the weapons tornado34jh Dec 2023 #24

''How does Hamas get its weapons? A mix of improvisation, resourcefulness and a key overseas benefactor'' Donkees Dec 2023 #27

So if assuming that the tunnels went all the way to say Lebanon 116 miles away tornado34jh Dec 2023 #35

There have been many articles from dozens of sources about Israel's disregard of warnings. The why Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #17

When someone hates you enough edisdead Dec 2023 #20

Exactly. They planned for more than a year. They are not a ragtag group but a highly trained terrorist Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #21

LIHOP purr-rat beauty Dec 2023 #18

Plus the undeveloped Gaza Gas Field Donkees Dec 2023 #19

Did you just say that Israel has equal blame for what happened on 10/7? egduj Dec 2023 #22

Pisspoor leadership -- of course blame the terrorists, but... Bucky Dec 2023 #23

There's still an assumption certain armies are immune to colossal fuck ups and blunders. Oneironaut Dec 2023 #25

That's one possibility. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #33

The more I see, and the more I read, it just seems like an intentional letdown by the Netanyahu government. patphil Dec 2023 #26

I agree. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #34

Tonight protests are happening - hundreds outside Netanyahu's residence and thousands in Tel Aviv re hostages. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #28

Photos: Eyal Yafeh, a Yom Kippur War veteran, said: "We are the Yom Kippur fighters who faced the blunder of 1973 ... Donkees Dec 2023 #31

i thought i read on du that the Israelies knew that this attack was comming a year in advance ? AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #29