[kabar]

And, to an extent, we are focused on Russia and Ukraine as well as China and Tawain, so it is likely that most energy was focused there.

I suspect our surveillance satellites have been re-positioned over Ukraine to provide real time intelligence.

There was an obvious intelligence failure, which is uncharacteristic for the Israelis. Maybe they were lax because of the Abraham Accords and the belief that peace was busting our all over. Even the Saudis were working with bothj Iran and Israel.

[Alas Babylon!]

They are also under immense pressure from the Liberal West and others to concede to Palestinian “rights” and constantly berated as worse than Nazis by the Media and Far Left.

I think a mentality of hopelessness arose from such constant pressure.

[bray]

Now that OPEC is making fortunes on oil again they can afford to purchase these weapons and terrorists. What do you think oppressive drilling regs are about?