Posted on 10/15/2024 8:04:08 AM PDT by hardspunned
As the US provides Israel with the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system this week, Israel is facing a potential shortage of defense system interceptor missiles against possible attacks from Iran and its proxies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, with information confirmed by the Jerusalem Post. If Iran and Hezbollah attack Israel simultaneously, Israel's air defenses may be overwhelmed, Dana Stroul, a former senior US defense official, explained to the Financial Times. “If Iran responds to an Israel attack and Hezbollah joins in too, Israel's air defenses will be stretched,” Stroul said.
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We are talking tens of thousands of missiles and drones arrayed against Israel. It is impossible to keep up the defense.
Then you kill the people before they shoot the missiles.
It’s messy, but effective.
IMHO, this is what Israel is indirectly stating. By letting it known that they don't have enough interceptor rockets, they're indirectly saying that Israel's survival will depend on the complete destruction of Iran's proxies in Lebanon, Syria, and within Israel (Gaza and other "Palestinian" areas).
If Israel was to directly state that they will completely wipe out those areas, the leaders of those areas would have to save face and keep attacking Israel (to please their jihad-minded followers). By indirectly saying that they're running out of options on playing defense, Israel is giving the Muslim leaders an out to say they've done enough to weaken Israel like good little jihadis and can stand down for a while.
Why would they telegraph this to the world? Sounds like something you’d want to keep confidential.
I just a post on Amir Tsarfati’s Telegram blog that this report is false. There is no shortage, nor will there be.
Obliterate all launch points. Problem solved.
Biden and Harris are terrorist appeasers.
They are holding back Weapons for Israel.
I wonder how many point defense Phalanx we have available?
Israeli missile shortage and the Biden/Kamala administration is threatening to withhold them.
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