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Along with anybody civilized, I have been horrified by the video and photos coming out of Israel in the wake of the Hamas attacks. Hamas. an Iranian proxy, have gone all in trying to sow terror, showing no regard for noncombatants, be they elderly, children, women, Israeli or foreign.
They apparently have kidnapped and killed foreign tourists attending some goofy peace concert, dragging them back to Gaza and parading them naked through the streets. No animal does this; only human scum of the sort that belongs on death row.
Hamas, in my view, have adopted a Tet Offensive strategy.
Before you jump on me, let me say that no historical analogy is perfect, but this one seems pretty close. Hanoi, you will remember, convinced the Viet Cong (VC) into launching a frontal attack on US and ARVN forces across South Vietnam on a holiday, taking over cities such as the old imperial capital of Hue, terrorizing pro-Saigon officials, and, most important, getting lots of media attention, e.g., attacking the US Embassy in Saigon. If you read subsequent accounts by VC leaders they argued against this strategy noting that the VC would get annihilated, but they went ahead. Well, it all went per Hanoi's plan: the VC caught the US and ARVN forces off-guard, terrorized the populace, temporarily seized (with NVA help) Hue, attacked the Embassy, etc. The media reporting, of course, helped foment the belief that the VC were some sort of invincible force, blah, blah, and blah. Once the US and ARVN got their act together, the predictions of the VC leadership came true: the Viet Cong got annihilated, and never again was a significant military force. It was now Hanoi clearly in charge.
Hamas has launched, on a holiday, a major attack on Israel, including attacking military bases, catching the Israelis asleep at the switch.. They are getting their fifteen minutes in the media; they inevitably will get themselves killed by the Israeli counterattack. What will be left of Hamas will be purely an Iranian puppet, however, they will have reminded the world, as was done fifty years ago in another Yom Kippur War, that the Israeli intel and military are not invulnerable and all-seeing. Netanyahu might not survive the following political fall out in Israel.
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Don't be surprised if we see similar terror on the streets of Europe and America.
Commentary:
Excellent history by a conservative former State Dept. Foreign Service Officer.
When I heard about the attack yesterday, I also thought it resembled the Tet Offensive.
Socialist and Muslim axis of terrorism, stirring the pot.
Well, we certainly know that in the 1930's the Mufti of Jerusalem sided with the Nazi's and even supplied the Nazi's
See more: The Mufti and the Holocaust
I gave the proverbial side eye to the headline about Biden suddenly starting the wall. It made no sense to me. Then Hamas goes crazy on the world stage. There is some kind of connection to those two events.
Hamas similar to Democrat Socialists of America (aka CPUSA) proves that the Islamic Cult is pure evil, savages. As they have killed Americans, apparently have Americans hostage, we should declare war on them, hunt them down and kill them, plus address their supporters like the squad in the US. Time for a you are with us or you are the enemy.
Israel needs to just do what they have to do to protect themselves and ignore what our country tells them to do or not to do. They are surrounded by savages that want to kill all of them. Their survival as a people is dependent on their actions based on their own best judgement, not on some political BS from half way around the world.
Israel needs to just do what they have to do to protect themselves and ignore what our country tells them to do or not to do. They are surrounded by savages that want to kill all of them. Their survival as a people is dependent on their actions based on their own best judgement, not on some political BS from half way around the world.
Meanwhile this little bit of information below seemed to slip by us all.... What is the connection to this attack by Hamas? Something worth looking into.
High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington
The trail that leads from Tehran to D.C. passes directly through the offices of Robert Malley and the International Crisis Group
High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington
The trail that leads from Tehran to D.C. passes directly through the offices of Robert Malley and the International Crisis Group
www.tabletmag.com
The contents of the emails are damning, showing a group of Iranian American academics being recruited by the Iranian regime, meeting together in foreign countries to receive instructions from top regime officials, and pledging their personal loyalty to the regime. They also show how these operatives used their Iranian heritage and Western academic positions to influence U.S. policy toward Iran, first as outside “experts” and then from high-level U.S. government posts.
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Biden taps Rob Malley as Iran envoy, going against objections from Republicans
GOP critics of Malley say he's too soft on Tehran, but veteran US officials and diplomats say he's perfect for the role.
www.businessinsider.com