This response will not be popular with some, probably many.
Basis:
(1) We will have to fight Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, ISIS, and Iran eventually. In fact, they are actively fighting us, we just are not fighting back.
(2) I prefer fighting them on their own turf rather than our own. Let’s not make the WWII mistake — stay out until we cannot stay out and the enemy is far stronger. We actually have already missed that boat to some degree.
(3) We do not want or need to put “boots on the ground” except as below.
What I think we should do:
(1) First and foremost, STAY OUT OF ISRAEL’S WAY. No pushing or pressure for “proportionate response,” “restraint,” a “cease fire,” etc.
(2) Provide such money and munitions as necessary and possible. This may be limited because thanks to the Biden regime and despite what the leftscum media says, our economy is in shambles. Also, we have committed too much to Ukraine so are not in a strong position.
(3) Maybe send in US special forces in cooperation with the IDF and their special forces to free American hostages. That part IS our battle, even if many of them are peacenick leftidiots. Pretty sure they are not all pro-Palestine now. Being gang raped tends to change someone’s opinion. If some Israeli hostages are saved along the way, all the better.
(4) No other “boots on the ground.”
(5) Bomb the crud out of whatever targets the IDF asks us to bomb. That means using cruise missiles, predators, bombers, etc. Tossing in some MOABs (Mother of All Bombs) and cluster bombs would not hurt.
(6) Do NOT give a damn about Hamas “civilian” casualties. The “civilians” overwhelmingly support Hamas. Also, Hamas uses “civilians” as human shields. A fundamental rule of successful war is you cannot care more about an enemy’s civilians than the enemy cares about their own “civilians.” After all, not all the Germans were Nazis during WWII but we still bombed the crud out of pretty much all Germany.
(7) Investigate the Biden regime for providing billions to Iran and hundreds of millions directly to the “Palestinians,” thereby directly or indirectly funding Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, ISIS, and Iran. Proceed accordingly.
(8) Investigate organizations such as Code Pink who are actively providing comfort to the enemy. Proceed accordingly.
(9) And again see (1).
Note almost none of the above will happen under the Biden regime and if a Democrat wins the White House in 2024. I do support Trump at this point but will vote for ANY Republican over ANY Democrat in 2024.
Just my thoughts. Sure many will disagree.
I forgot to add what I’ll call (11), although it should have been before (9):
(11) GET CONTROL OF OUR DANG BORDER. We almost certainly have been infiltrated by a large number of enemy forces of all stripes. Examples: cartel forces, Russian agents, Chinese agents, Iranian agents, jihadists, and other nefarious forces. (Some overlap exists in the above.)
Fortunately and despite the leftscum’s best efforts, the Second Amendment is in pretty good shape right now. Of note, private ownership of firearms in Israel is about 1.4 to 2 per 100 civilians. In the US, it is about 120 per 100 civilians. Just the deer hunters in the Midwest constitute one of if not the largest standing army in the world. If someone can bag a deer at 100 to 300 yards (most serious hunters can do this), bagging an enemy human isn’t that tough.