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This afternoon I had a conversation w/ a very savvy Jewish journalist. We were talking about the films we’ve both seen of Hamas atrocities.
The horrific murders, the beheadings, child rapes, burning of bound mothers & children…all filmed on GoPro cameras & distributed. 1/11
The horrific murders, the beheadings, child rapes, burning of bound mothers & children…all filmed on GoPro cameras & distributed. 1/11
She was shocked when I said I had seen many of these acts before. Al Qaida, ISIS & even Russian soldiers
It’s part of the playbook of intimidation w/ the message: this is our land, you don’t belong!
It’s a technique from past centuries. 2/
It’s part of the playbook of intimidation w/ the message: this is our land, you don’t belong!
It’s a technique from past centuries. 2/
Many US soldiers live with these kinds of memories.
Two haunt me: the heads of a Shia Imam & his family on spikes placed as a warning. The pelvic bone of a suicide bomber remaining on a car seat.
These images appear in constant nightmares. 3/
Two haunt me: the heads of a Shia Imam & his family on spikes placed as a warning. The pelvic bone of a suicide bomber remaining on a car seat.
These images appear in constant nightmares. 3/
IDF targeting of Hamas cells in Gaza will unfortunately result in civilian casualties. That happens when terror group “swim among the people” & when terror groups use innocents as shields.
Hamas: the group that uses a doctrinal manual to show how to commit abhorrent crimes. 4/
Hamas: the group that uses a doctrinal manual to show how to commit abhorrent crimes. 4/
The Israeli govt has not done near enough to integrate & serve the Palestinian people.
But it is Hamas that has used & abused those same innocents to achieve their strategic objectives: destroy Israel & kill Jews. 5/
But it is Hamas that has used & abused those same innocents to achieve their strategic objectives: destroy Israel & kill Jews. 5/
All wars are horrific. Some more intense than others.
The conditions of this battlefield is the worst I’ve ever seen. The things we will likely see in the days & weeks ahead will assault all our senses.
It is the worst of the human condition. 6/
The conditions of this battlefield is the worst I’ve ever seen. The things we will likely see in the days & weeks ahead will assault all our senses.
It is the worst of the human condition. 6/
There are no quick or easy solutions, as both sides are aggrieved.
A few more hostages will be released, but that’s part of a playbook to provide hope when hope isn’t there.
Thousands of innocents caught in the middle will suffer & is little that can be done to avoid it. 7/
A few more hostages will be released, but that’s part of a playbook to provide hope when hope isn’t there.
Thousands of innocents caught in the middle will suffer & is little that can be done to avoid it. 7/
There will be an IDF incursion. Hamas will prove better than many expect in repelling the IDF advance.
Unfortunately, I also believe the fight will last a long time, will result in thousands of casualties, and neither side will achieve their strategic objectives. 8/
Unfortunately, I also believe the fight will last a long time, will result in thousands of casualties, and neither side will achieve their strategic objectives. 8/
It will be important for Israel to prevent the opening of other fronts. The US (& others) must prevent a wider regional conflict.
Arab nations could do something they’ve never done…contribute to dismantling of terror groups, force a 2 state solution, support Israel. 9/
Arab nations could do something they’ve never done…contribute to dismantling of terror groups, force a 2 state solution, support Israel. 9/
Having studied ALL the wars of Israel & walked their battlefields, this one could be the worse.
One can only hope & pray that won’t be the case and something positive could result.
We’ve seen too many wars. 10/
One can only hope & pray that won’t be the case and something positive could result.
We’ve seen too many wars. 10/
Please excuse these random thoughts…it’s difficult to not think of these things under these conditions. 11/11
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