Israel Should Ignore Input From People Who Hate Them
“The problem is not that Netanyahu has been too harsh, as our idiot president claims.”
This is good advice. There are lots of people who do not have Israel’s best interests in mind.
Kurt Schlichter writes at Townhall:
Israel Is Risking Losing This War by Caring What People Who Hate It Think
Israel is risking losing this war because it is focusing more on avoiding criticism from its enemies than winning. I blame Benjamin Netanyahu in large part, but also our incompetent and loathsome alleged president. Now, I’m not one of those reflexive Bibi haters, and while I certainly don’t think the United States should have a say in who Israel chooses to lead it, I do believe in accountability. The disaster of October 7 happened on his watch, and he should’ve resigned the day after, but that’s not up to me or up to any American. What is up to me as an American is who our president will be next year, and it can’t be Biden again. But the desiccated old zombie aside, Bibi needs to go. He screwed up on October 7, and now he appears to be screwing up this war.
The problem is not that Netanyahu has been too harsh, as our idiot president claims. It’s that Netanyahu has been too gentle (Yes, I understand a war cabinet is leading Israel, but he is still the face of it.). And too slow. Joe Biden has betrayed every ally America has had, from South Vietnam to Afghanistan and Bibi somehow imagined that creep would not sell-out Israel? Speed was of the essence. Why was Rafah not glass months ago? Netanyahu waited, and that gave Biden the time to sell out Israel.
Restraining was a mistake. The fact is that Israel has, to a far too great extent, tried to fight this war on terms that would satisfy its leftist enemies in the United States and other anti-Semites around the world. That was an error from the beginning. Israel’s strategy should have focused on victory, not on trying to mollify its critics. They will cry no matter what. Let them cry over defeated terrorists. Do you know what mollifies critics most effectively? Winning. Israel should’ve done that, and fast. But it didn’t. Despite the courage and skill of the IDF, who are a credit to their great nation, Israel’s leadership chose to fight this war and is still fighting this war in a manner that allows others who do not have Israel’s best interest at heart to dictate its strategic and tactical prerogatives. That is a grave error. That is putting Israel in danger.
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The IDF needs to quickly finish clearing Hamas out of Gaza and prepare for the upcoming assault by Iran and its proxies. Most of Hamas’ terrorists are likely hiding underground in Rafah. Get the civilians out of Rafah ASAP and then demolish the tunnels and the terrorists along with them.
Might be a good opportunity to do a little underground nuclear testing.
From the morning to the night, Gaza will be trinitite.
If you recall, Israel was under extreme pressure internally from left wing agitators in the run-up to 10/7. Probably organized and funded by… people who hate Israel.
Pretty effective. But Hamas hates being pushed off the front pages.
Shaking my head at the acting president of the United States siding with Hamas. This deal is murderous and hateful.
Israel isn’t the only country acting to avoid criticism from people who hate it, and doing just as well a the avoiding criticism part.
Somehow, I feel “Dance Monkey” is appropriate theme music. (Trigger warnings: loud metal cover. People having fun. References to other, shall we say “Not entirely acceptable to some” musicians.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=rl9FFZZnWWo