The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

Ever since the Six-Day War, Israel has diddled and vacillated and tried to please the elites in the West (primarily America) while simultaneously trying to protect its citizens from the existential threat of Islam.

Land for peace...political autonomy...hundreds of thousands of jobs for the West Bank and Gaza Arabs within Israel itself...carefully titrated responses to the never-ending terrorist attacks against its citizens.

Nothing worked. What did Israel get? Hezbollah to the North, Hamas to the South, with the even more kleptocratic but equally homicidal Palestinian Authority to the East. Thousands of Israelis have died, and the threat of both home-made and Iranian supplied missiles has never been greater. And all of this culminated in the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust. October 7th should have been the catalyst for a radical departure from the status quo, but because of pressure from the Iran-loving American administration and Israel's fear of Western media disapprobation, The military response has been drawn out and muted. Yes, tunnels have been destroyed, rockets have been destroyed, thousands of Hamas terrorists have been killed...but the war has been going on for more than 11 months! Israel's goals have been muddied by the intense pressure from both the West and its own fifth column of ardent leftists.

But the magnificent operation of last week has handed Israel a tremendous opportunity to snatch back the initiative, and return to the Israel of old...lightning strikes on its enemies, daring and unconventional operations, and finally taking the fight to its real enemies.

Retired colonel Kobi Marom urges Israel to target Nasrallah in IDF ground maneuver

During the interview, Marom stated, "This week has been the hardest in the organization's history, following severe damage to its command structure. Therefore, the question is: where is Israel headed? Do Israel's initiative, attack, and significant damage lead Iran and Hezbollah to reach an arrangement? I say no."

Marom then explained that unless the IDF destroys Hezbollah’s power centers in Beirut and Baalbek, “Hezbollah will not sit down for negotiations, what Israel is trying to do is escalate attacks, and doing more of the same is a mistake. There is a rare, once-in-a-generation opportunity here; it’s time for brave decisions.”

Take the gloves off. Let the military planners do their work without political considerations that ALWAYS temper their plans.

And then conduct fast unrestricted war against Hezbollah and the remnants of Hamas. Make them shiver with fear, unsure when the next Israeli operation will come, but knowing that it will be fierce and from an unexpected direction.

That is how Israel can win its war.

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter]

posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

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