Israel risks ‘strategic defeat’ if civilians aren’t protected, Pentagon chief says

The Hill ^ | 12/02/2023 | LAUREN IRWIN

[ChicagoConservative27]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Israel risks a “strategic defeat” if it does not work to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza amid its war on militant group Hamas in the region.

“The center of gravity is the civilian population and if you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat,” Austin said in a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., on Saturday.

[Paladin2]

Lloyd Austin needs to prove who in Gaza are not assistant Jihadis.

[Paladin2]

“Austin is a joke. A big one.”

“Gravitas” he has.....

[Mlheureux]

Austin is a deepstate traitor. His opinion is garbage.

[HYPOCRACY]

Idiot Amin

[Paladin2]

“miggies”

At least a PM to define same in English would be great.

[FlyingEagle]

Said the dipshit who gave Afghans a trillion dollars of military equipment and surrendered.

[DeplorablePaul]

Austin reminds me of the general who greets the Martians in Mars Attacks. It was fun when he got zapped.

[rbg81]

Uh, hey Lloyd.....aren’t they already in the arms of the enemy?

[rbg81]

Wel...I would argue that Gulf War I was a strategic military success. Granada and Panama too.

[hanamizu]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Israel risks a “strategic defeat”...

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How many wars has the U.S. won under Sec. Austins auspices? How many strategic defeats? He might have some expertise with the latter.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

That self-immolating Hamas loving protester must have really rattled this guy.

[Nebr FAL owner]

Anybody besides me think President Bumblefuck is gonna stab theIsrealis in the back?

[4Liberty]

"Civilian" population

[SkyDancer]

Israeli citizens be damned? Too P/O’d to go further on this.

[montag813]

Replace “Gaza” with 1940s “Germany” or “Japan” and see if this makes any damn sense.

[gibsonguy]

And this useless idiot is in charge of our military. If we faced a real war we would be so screwed.

[Texas Fossil]

Bump

[grobdriver]

if you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat

What a maroon! They already live in the arms of the enemy.
They ARE the enemy.

[JonPreston]

Austin; just another Affirmative Action hire

[silverleaf]

I guess that’s why the USA is so beloved in every country we have sanctioned or bombed since the Korean War. Our Pentagon’s concern for civilians.