[Vermont Lt]

This attack was not planned over two weeks.

You don’t just line up 5,000 rockets overnight. This has been in planning for a long time.

While I think releasing the funds was a stupid thing to do and it does embolden the Iranians. But I believe this was going to happen anyway.

[Sacajaweau]

agree

[SoConPubbie]

While I think releasing the funds was a stupid thing to do and it does embolden the Iranians. But I believe this was going to happen anyway.

If what you are saying with respect to the longevity of the planning is correct, and I believe it is correct, the real problem is our "intelligence" agencies. If they were doing their job, and as this has shown they are not, this would have never happened, or, Israel would have been better prepared.

[BlackbirdSST]

This attack was not planned over two weeks.

Iran has known for a while that they were going to get this money released. Maybe even for many months they've known. With that knowledge in hand they started supplying, planning and training the necessary hamasjihadi's.

[piytar]

True. But since April 2022 the Biden regime has given over half a billion directly to Palestime: https://www.state.gov/u-s-support-for-the-palestinian-people/:

"U.S. Assistance to the Palestinian People

As we work toward a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we are also increasing our assistance to the Palestinian people. Since April 2021, the United States has provided over half a billion dollars in assistance for the Palestinians, including more than $417 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinian refugees through UNRWA, $75 million in support through USAID, and $20.5 million in COVID and Gaza recovery assistance.

The U.S. government plans to provide an additional $75 million in economic assistance to the Palestinian people this year. Additionally, the United States is also providing $45 million for programs to support the security sector including important improvements to the rule of law."

The $6B freed up those funds to spend on this and other terrorist attacks.

[dforest]

The funds had been transferred to Qatar. They knew of the release and they have been enabling this kind of crap for years. Have you ever heard of a line of credit? Do we really know when those funds were released? Or the other 10 bil?

No, we do not.

[ETCM]

True, but not a popular statement here. Still, the author's point that paying ransom to Iran incentivizes Hamas to take hostages has some validity. As to Biden sending money to help pay for this attack, he didn't need Iran to help him with that. He paid them hundreds of millions in his "First 60 Days", and the money flow continued until yesterday.

US (Biden) reinstates hundreds of millions in funding to Palestinians, reversing Trump decision

[Magnum44]

You are correct. This was not planned over two weeks. Biden giving them money was just one of many things that Biden has done to embolden our enemies all over the globe since the day he came into office.