Posted on 11/14/2023 9:56:14 AM PST by Rummyfan
They must have felt like gods, the Hamas terrorists who invaded southern Israel on October 7. Indeed, they enjoyed almost godlike powers, first blinding Israel's remote-control border cameras and then bulldozing through the security fence as though it were hardly there.
All so they could lord their powers over Israeli civilians — raping, torturing, murdering... and not always in that order. The "lucky" Israelis survived long enough to be dragged back to Gaza to be used as human shields and worse.
Hamas even had the ambitions of gods. A report earlier this week claimed that captured maps and reconnaissance indicated that Hamas had hoped to reach the West Bank, cleaving Israel in two, and sparking a wider war — Armageddon, to borrow a local word with global currency. "If that had occurred, it would have been a huge propaganda win — a symbolic blow not only against Israel but also against the Palestinian Authority," a U.S. official told the Washington Post.
What a difference a few weeks make because now it's Israel's turn.
"Proportionality" is the diplomat's word for "fair." "How do we fight this war fairly?" is a question no victor ever asked, and one not being asked by Israel's government or military.
IAF jets roam the skies at will, raining death and destruction on the terrorists who briefly fancied themselves as gods. Once thought to be impregnable, Hamas tunnels — dug under hospitals, civilian apartment buildings, and mosques — are now killing grounds for IDF and Hamas alike.
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There was a cease fire but it ended early on Oct 7th. There will be another cease fire but only one side will be able to enjoy it.
Totally astute.
There will be a cease fire when Hamas is annihilated. Then Israel will turn on hezbelah. Then on Syria and the West Bank.
Excellent historical perspective by the always insightful Stephen Green.
“Twilight of a the sods!”
I think the “gods” motif is a bit overwrought. With the nature of the attack and deployment of terrorists I find it hard to believe Hamas thought breaching the defenses would be as successful as it was, and would then be followed by cutting Israel in 2.
I think the evidence better supports the other theory floating out there, that relatively modest goals far exceeded expectations and what we have here is the proverbial dog that caught the car, and didnt expect it would end with the driver repeatedly driving the dog until it was reduced to a bloody spot on the pavement. No matter what has happened in the past, the terrorists have been able to use the press and western governments to force Israel to not use its full powers in counterstrike. You can imagine their surprise at how it’s turned out
i guess no more dancing in the streets
Germany was sending out messages to the Allies about a armistice to turn around and attack the Soviet Union.
Of course it was turned down but would today’s touchy feely leftists have given the Nazis a ceasefire to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of “innocent” Germans held by the tyrannical grip of the Nazi government?
Of course not because they were ... Nazis!
No difference here, Hamas is the brown version of the Nazi party. Both wanted to exterminate the Jews and paid for it by their own extinction!
Because of the siege, no more candy available to hand out in celebrations of killing Jews. Hope they all get sick drinking sewer water.
“ Hamas even had the ambitions of gods”
You mean demons
Rabid raghead dogs - you know what to do to solve the problem
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