Everybody woke up on 9/11 like it was going to be another normal day. Even after the first tower was hit, most were assuming it was an accident.
Israel was caught flat-footed and thus were put on their back heel.
Likely not for very long. The retaliation is likely to result in the most brutal warfare most of us have seen in our lifetimes. This will not be a Desert Storm turkey shoot.
I hope you’re right.
Complacency is probably right. I saw lots of dead female IDF in the videos I saw coming out of the bases, also lots of dead half dressed soldiers in kit, meaning they were caught unawares. I also saw a lot of dead IDF inside their barracks.
The nature of ground combat ops has changed dramatically since RU/Uke…. As an example, the grenade dropped from a $1,000 drone with precision is insanely effective against armor and personnel. Granted, Gaza is extremely urban, but Hamas obviously knew they’d be inviting a large IDF invasion. It’ll be interesting to see the tactical shift. It’ll be gnarly for sure.