Comments on: Is a hostage release plan actually in the works?

By: FOAF

FOAF — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:07:11 +0000

Small correction, miguel, it was the current King Abdullah’s great-grandfather, also named Abdullah, who was assassinated by a Palestinian.

By: miguel cervantes

miguel cervantes — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:12:51 +0000

they look down on their brethren brothers, the Hashemites, not only because black september rising, but one of them killed King Abdullahs grand father,
the UAE because well they think them as day labourers at best,

lawrence was perhaps too much of a dreamer in thinking the Arabs needed to be free, of the Ottomans well it served British war aims, but it introduced some bad habits

of course the Ottomans were not the way they were before even by 1915,
with the Armenians and later the Kurds,

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:26:36 +0000

Jordan and the UAE probably don’t want them either. What proportion of Gazans actually want to merely have a good life? Those numbers are relatively few.

By: sdferr

sdferr — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:41:03 +0000

Not suggesting the Gazans stay in Egypt (though that possibility isn’t why Egypt won’t let the Gazans out of the war-zone), but merely leave Gaza across that border to other lands — Jordan, UAE, Libya, Sudan, India, Morrocco, Lebanon, Qatar . . . i.e., wherever as refugees, they choose to go and can be taken in.

By: John Galt III

John Galt III — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:17:21 +0000

With few exceptions the murdered and the hostages were Leftists from Leftist Kibbutzim and/or the Nova psychedelic trance festival.

The clamor for their release has come from other Leftists in Israel. The hostages are being used by the Left to stop Israel from winning against Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran etc.

If you want to feel sorry for these Israeli Jews look no further than their Leftist Culture that does NOT allow Jews to have defensive weapons. They need permits that are very hard to procure in order for husbands to protect their wives and daughters from being raped or murdered. It is insane and very little has changed except some thousands of permits issued since 10/7 when they should not need them at all. I mean, seriously, you need a damned permit to protect your family when the police and IDF are hours away? Same mentality of course in the US in Blue Cities and Blue States.

The Tatzpitanyot female IDF soldiers were first ignored after months of their observations indicating an attack was coming from Gaza and then they were pretty much abandoned in their bases near Gaza that morning. No one in the IDF has been fired or put on trial for their malfeasance. The Leftist Press and politicians protect these IDF clowns.

The Left in Israel bears 99% of the responsibility for October 7th but the Left blames Netanyahu. Well, of course they do as introspection for these people is impossible as they are Marxist ideologues.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:57:36 +0000

sdferr, 8:56 p.m., the Egyptian government will not admit Gazans for its own protection. They are viewed (rightly, almost always) as radicals who would destabilize Egypt and lead it back to an Islamist regime.

By: SD

SD — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:43:51 +0000

“That’s what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown” Linus Explains the True Meaning of Christmas – Video

https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2024/12/thats-what-christmas-is-all-about.html

By: Tuvea

Tuvea — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:18:18 +0000

Paul,

Thanks for the interesting link.

Luttwak is a great resource for learning military thought and doctrine.

By: sdferr

sdferr — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:56:11 +0000

Here’s to a tiny hope the Trump administration determines to armtwist the Egyptian gov to open the border to the Gazans who would like to leave Gaza for better lives elsewhere. A small thing, perhaps, and yet a meaningful thing, I believe.

By: Paul Nachman

Paul Nachman — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:49:04 +0000

Neo concluded with “Sometimes the way to end a war is to end it more quickly through decisive victory.”

Yes! Edward Luttwak wrote a memorable article on this point in 1999 in Foreign Affairs, “Give War A Chance”: https://peacelearner.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/edward-luttwak-give-war-a-chance1.pdf

Highly recommended!