I do not know if this is what they were thinking but we need to understand the difference between terrorism and simple barbarism. Terrorism is actually a Marxist strategy. The goal is not conquest or terror for its own sake. Rather, it is meant to evoke an overreaction which would cause public opinion to shift to the favor of the terrorists. Of course this must be premised on the overreaction being more brutal than the initial terrorists acts. That would be hard to envision in this case. Still, the intention of Hamas may be to trigger an Israeli attack into Gaza that would be so brutal that world opinion would turn against the Israelis. If so, I think that Hamas itself may have overplayed their hand with their attack being so vicious that nothing that Israel does would cause world opinion to support Hamas.
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I do not know if this is what they were thinking but we need to understand the difference between terrorism and simple barbarism......”
Nothing in your post I disagree with.
It’s certainly possible that the Palis overplayed = did not anticipate how much retaliation the Israelis would carry out before quashed by world opinion. I would also say that footage from within Gaza shows what looks like a reasonable Western city, buildings and traffic and commerce. Faults and all. My point: It does not paint the picture of masses of Pali refugees huddled together in desert tents. It ain’t no “refugee camp”. Although certainly, outlying areas of Gaza will be far less city-like.
Still, I know the bulk of the Pali people are looking at this and thinking “do we want this, or do we want that”? They’re just under the thumb of Hamas.
Alternatively: What about the idea that the whole thing is a highly synchronized national suicide terror attack. Except on this much larger and far more willing-to-be-evil scale.
Not unique. Examples of Atrocities fill history and why civilized folks have to be on a permanent war footing. It’s more the norm than the exceptions.
There is a wikipedia page with List of Events named Massacres with 1000’s and 1000’s counted that I had to stop reading after 20 mins or so - needing psalms. It’s depressing beyond todays understanding how evil has chew its way on innocents across time.
But for D&mn sure its obvious that through the ages Chinese,
Ottomans, numerous tribes and hordes, and especially religious death cult
followers, have been highly accomplished at these depraved acts. GD help us all. And keep it clean and stocked.