Israel could have brought Gaza to it's knees in 3 hours, not 16 days BUT...and this is the BIGGEST BUT, a civilized, Western, Liberal Democracy like Israel limits itself out of a fear of Western backlash and endless UN investigations. Israel (at the price of her soldiers) limits her ability to do damage to the enemy. It is an absurdity never before seen in the history of the world.
Israel is the ONLY country in the world that must fight a murderous terror group (HAMAS, PLO, Hizbollah) with 2 hands tied behind their backs. Who else drops leaflets and warns the inhabitants of a target to clear out? Nobody but the Jews. It is time for the Israelis to apply some former Soviet tactics, maybe we can call it, “Putin-light”?
If I were the leader of Israel I’d go Herrod on them and be done with it.
A “quite peace” would be possible for two generations.
The Pali’s can’t seem to build anything of value and prefer to live in squaler, relying on the benefits of living under Palestinian rule.
the only thing they seem to be good at is causing trouble and making bombs.
They aren’t interested in growing their economy and prospering.
Much better to be tools in their long view of their world view and eventually, one day, drive Israel into the sea.
They can’t even be decent heirs to anything Israel gives them, so they might prosper.
No, they much prefer to take working and profitable green houses and dismantle them for elements of their bomb making schemes.
The US was doing the same in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Israel is the ONLY country in the world that must fight a murderous terror group (HAMAS, PLO, Hizbollah) with 2 hands tied behind their backs.
Not true. Look at the ROE in Afghanistan.
Who else drops leaflets and warns the inhabitants of a target to clear out?
We do. We even did that in WWII.
Who else drops leaflets and warns the inhabitants of a target to clear out?
It won't work. The enemy must be defeated, completely, utterly, and everywhere, or it will just go on from somewhere else. Islam has never done anything else in 1400 years and you know it. See tag line.