Posted on 04/09/2024 5:24:21 AM PDT by Rummyfan
Two weeks ago I had the sad duty to inform you that most, if not all, of the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 were probably dead. Now, Hamas has confirmed it.
"Today I received a detailed report on the talks in Cairo, we are constantly working to achieve our goals, first and foremost the release of all our hostages and achieving a complete victory over Hamas," Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said on Monday.
He added, "This victory requires entry into Rafah and the elimination of the terrorist battalions there. It will happen — there is a date."
But it's too late.
"According to the first phase of the deal on which the negotiations are taking place," Barak Ravid reported on Monday, "Hamas is supposed to release 40 hostages alive, including women, soldiers, men over 50 and men under 50 who are in a serious medical condition."
"Israel made it clear that if Hamas agreed to commit to this point, Israel would agree to far-reaching compromises on the issue of the return of Palestinian residents to the northern Gaza Strip," but Hamas says that after six months of hellish captivity, 40 such hostages are no longer alive.
Netanyahu forgot his Macbeth: "If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly."
I'm not trying to Monday Morning Quarterback here, but perhaps it didn't need to be this way. A quicker war would have meant higher casualties but better odds of rescuing the hostages.
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biden, or whoever is in charge of this clown show of an administration should have stepped in on day one telling hamass that they had 24 hours to release the hostages...not one minute more. Instead we get...nothing. biden doesn’t care about the hostages, especially the Americans than any more than hamass does.
If in fact the hostages have been murdered, the IDF should withdraw all ground forces and carpet bomb Rafah...Period.
There was never any effort to take prisoners or hostages, they were taken as plunder to be used as disposable sex slaves ; men, women and children.
They were given out like prizes to the Palestinians, with no effort to keep track of them.
Two words:
parking
lot
I was just remembering when the Iran hostages were freed minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in. They knew what would be coming.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iran-hostage-crisis-ends
They’ll attack Israel again; but, next time, Israel will be able to say “we tried” and return to quickly finish the job.
Hamas actually declared victory! There may be a little truth the that, at least to their way of thinking. If there is only one Hamas terrorist left alive, he would still stand in the village square and declare victory. So, my way of thinking...KILL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. Leave no one behind to utter a word.
I would not be against that, wars of annihilation are the preferred option
Oh
And Taiwan better make a deal with China
Although USA will push for war between Taiwan and China (you see USA loves those military war dollars ) after about a year or so of war the USA will let Taiwan to hang
Just like they do Ukraine Afghanistan Israel and will do the same to Taiwan and South Korea.
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I know it is not talked about much, but are there not Americans who are still hostages?
Apr 09, 11:07 AM
Harris to meet with American hostages’ families on Tuesday
Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the families of American hostages being held by Hamas on Tuesday afternoon, according to the White House.
Harris will “express her continued support for these families and the hostages and will provide an update on our administration’s efforts to broker a deal to secure the release of all hostages and an immediate cease-fire,” a White House official said.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan met with the families on Monday.
The families told Sullivan they were appreciative of the Biden administration’s support, but also disappointed that a deal still hadn’t been reached to bring home the remaining hostages, which include eight American-Israeli citizens, the Hostages Families Forum Headquarters said.
The families said they told Sullivan they’re worried their loved ones will be the next to die if the negotiators don’t reach a deal soon.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/?id=108860743
Israel had nothing to lose, since it was obvious that they would be condemned by most of the world no matter what they did. Might as well eliminate the problem once and for all.
:NeverTrumpin':
Right! And the commie/Nazi Democrat political hacks will blame the Jews no matter what they do or don’t do.
Sun Tzu says the true objective in war is the elimination of the enemy’s willingness to fight you.
This can be done in three ways, either
Turn them into friends and allies
Make them terrified of the idea of pissing you off again, or
Deuteronomy 20:16
If I were POTUS I would have ordered the people of GAZA to return all hostages and every man that crossed the border on October 7 in chains, turned over by October 8, or Gaza would cease to exist on October 9. I would then have every strategic bomber loaded up and bomb GAZA like it was God raining down fire on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Since one of the reasons Hamas took hostages was to exchange them for Hamas prisoners, perhaps Israel should stop taking prisoners?
The majority of hostages were probably tortured and murdered months to the cheering of the Hamas-supporting crowds. Hamas just used them as human shields to blunt the attacks because if Netanyahu had credible evidence that they were all dead, he would have unleashed the IDF.
Sun Tzu didn’t have this one to consider. #3 stop paying your enemies to defeat you.
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