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Israel's deadly deception: IDF TRICKED Hamas into believing a ground invasion was underway... then o
Cyber Liberty:
I'm still betting Israel will close the loop, and retake Gaza. Turning them loose was a Hell of a mistake, the results predictable at the time.
And...are there really innocent civilians in Gaza? They repeatedly elected Hamas to lead them since the very first vote. The vote was vastly pro-Hamas.
Cyber Liberty:
--- Quote from: Wingnut on May 14, 2021, 05:53:40 pm ---"To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case Israel's enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit -- ever. They're like the Viet Cong -- Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote."
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...a license to kill gophers...
Cyber Liberty:
--- Quote from: DCPatriot on May 14, 2021, 05:39:51 pm --- :laugh: Luv your sense of humor. :beer:
That said, vividly recall both the '67 and '73 Wars, and how much "surprise" was integral to their success!
It was called "The Six-Day War", because Israel destroyed Egypt, Jordan and Syria's air-force caught on the ground.
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And THAT was the result of superior military intelligence. I guess they knew when the Call to Prayer (or lunch) was. Yes, the Arab air forces where wiped out in the first hour of the conflict, achieving instant Israeli air superiority.
Israel must never expect to get that lucky again. They may not have to if the unlikely allies they made in the Arab countries hold. Here is something we can thank Iran for...driving these countries into the arms of Israel.
PeteS in CA:
Did Israel deke Hamas with "ground incursion" deception?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/05/14/did-israel-deke-hamas-with-ground-incursion-deception-n389930
--- Quote ---According to the Jerusalem Post, yes — with the cooperation of global media. Late yesterday, the Israeli Defense Force tweeted out that “air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.” Foreign media bit at the tweet and reported widely that Israel had invaded Gaza, calling it a “major escalation.”
However, ground troops hadn’t entered Gaza. The IDF needed Hamas to think they had, and Hamas played right into the trap, the JP reports (via Ben Shapiro):
--- Quote ---Websites of media outlets around the world, including the Washington Post and ABC, reported the incursion. “Israeli troops have entered the Gaza Strip as conflict with Palestinians escalates, Israeli military says,” was the tweet put out by the Washington Post.
The problem was that there was no ground invasion. Yes, the IDF had deployed troops along the border but they did not cross into Gaza. What did happen was in the air where 160 aircraft had assembled for a massive bombing run over the Gaza Strip. Their target was what the IDF called Hamas’s “Metro”, an underground network of tunnels where Hamas stored its weapons and used to move throughout Gaza hidden from Israeli aircraft. …
According to reports, due to the deployment along the border and the news coming out in the foreign media of a ground incursion, Hamas and Islamic Jihad sent their first-line of defense into the tunnels to start taking up positions. These were the anti-tank missile teams and mortar squads meant to strike at incoming Israeli ground forces.
What they did not know was that there was no ground offensive. Instead, once they were out of the tunnels, they were exposed to Israeli aircraft. ...
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It’s a smart ploy, one that leverages foreign-media credulity and sympathies toward the Palestinians. If this turns out to be true, one can only imagine the chagrin among the editorial class of those who got suckered into playing the IDF’s game. ...
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Kudos to the IDF for gaming the world MSM's anti-Semitism!
Wingnut:
--- Quote from: PeteS in CA on May 14, 2021, 06:09:45 pm ---Did Israel deke Hamas with "ground incursion" deception?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/05/14/did-israel-deke-hamas-with-ground-incursion-deception-n389930
It’s a smart ploy, one that leverages foreign-media credulity and sympathies toward the Palestinians. If this turns out to be true, one can only imagine the chagrin among the editorial class of those who got suckered into playing the IDF’s game. ...
Kudos to the IDF for gaming the world MSM's anti-Semitism!
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They played them like a cheap fiddle.
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