October 8, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Gannan said: It also might have something to do with a significant number of the Israeli army protesting because their power hungry prime minister effectively disolved one of their branches of government. Please, explain to us how the Israeli judiciary was 'disolved' by the PM. We're all ears on this one.
October 8, 20232 yr As with Russia, it is easy to see who the a-holes are. The ones firing rockets at civilians are the a-holes.
October 8, 20232 yr Well Maga loves to Blame Biden for this. I am going to blame Maga and the Senator from Alabama who is holding up nominations and promotions of the military. This is why there was in intelligence failure on the part of the U.S. This coordinated attack took months of planning, preparation, and that happened before the $6 billion was released. Not to mention. Netanyahu is under criminal investigation, altered the judiciary, facing millions of protestors and he just rejected an olive branch from labor to support him if he dumped the radicals. Of course he refused. His problems also affected their readiness as he attacked his own Generals.
October 8, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said: Well Maga loves to Blame Biden for this. I am going to blame Maga and the Senator from Alabama who is holding up nominations and promotions of the military. Schumer already proved that was never the case.
October 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jsdarkstar said: This is why there was in intelligence failure on the part of the U.S. Way bigger failure for the Mossad and Shin Bet. Normally they are world class, but somehow they were asleep at the wheel on this one. To miss something with this level of coordination is pretty bad for all agencies that should've been paying attention (ours included too.)
October 8, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: Way bigger failure for the Mossad and Shin Bet. Normally they are world class, but somehow they were asleep at the wheel on this one. To miss something with this level of coordination is pretty bad for all agencies that should've been paying attention (ours included too.) True. My point is that Israel also has political issues going on that could have affected their readiness. Benjamin's under criminal investigation, he has attacked his generals, he altered the Judiciary and faced millions of protestors. This while Hamas was planning the attack. The left offered him a deal to unify if he dumped the radicals and he refused. The radicals are calling for totally destroying gaza.
October 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, lynched1 said: Schumer already proved that was never the case. You are a moron if you think this and that voting for each promotion individually is reasonable.
October 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said: Way bigger failure for the Mossad and Shin Bet. Normally they are world class, but somehow they were asleep at the wheel on this one. To miss something with this level of coordination is pretty bad for all agencies that should've been paying attention (ours included too.) Not hard to imagine our intelligence resources ate mostly focused on russia but yeah not sure Isreali intel didnt pick up on it somewherr
October 8, 20232 yr 59 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said: True. My point is that Israel also has political issues going on that could have affected their readiness. Benjamin's under criminal investigation, he has attacked his generals, he altered the Judiciary and faced millions of protestors. This while Hamas was planning the attack. The left offered him a deal to unify if he dumped the radicals and he refused. The radicals are calling for totally destroying gaza. Gaza should be destroyed and taken
October 8, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said: Way bigger failure for the Mossad and Shin Bet. Normally they are world class, but somehow they were asleep at the wheel on this one. To miss something with this level of coordination is pretty bad for all agencies that should've been paying attention (ours included too.) Mossad has historically been overrated. 2 hours ago, jsdarkstar said: Well Maga loves to Blame Biden for this. I am going to blame Maga and the Senator from Alabama who is holding up nominations and promotions of the military. This is why there was in intelligence failure on the part of the U.S. This coordinated attack took months of planning, preparation, and that happened before the $6 billion was released. Not to mention. Netanyahu is under criminal investigation, altered the judiciary, facing millions of protestors and he just rejected an olive branch from labor to support him if he dumped the radicals. Of course he refused. His problems also affected their readiness as he attacked his own Generals. As much as I hate MAGA, the bigger issue was giving Iran $6B. The "it’s for humanitarian purposes” is bs since money is fungible.
October 8, 20232 yr The taking of American citizens hostage, even if by accident could lead to undesired consequences for Hamas.
October 8, 20232 yr Perhaps almost shutting down the Fed. Gov't to prevent an ally under invasion from recieving more aid sends the wrong message to our adversaries.
October 8, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, Procus said: Please, explain to us how the Israeli judiciary was 'disolved' by the PM. We're all ears on this one. I guess they didn't cover it on Fox News https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-protests-overhaul-courts-282e2cd18a2340a067625e148ebda41c https://apnews.com/article/israel-politics-justice-minister-judicial-overhaul-netanyahu-b93481650524a63c4e85199c0ea3fb4d
October 8, 20232 yr 37 minutes ago, Bill said: As much as I hate MAGA, the bigger issue was giving Iran $6B. The "it’s for humanitarian purposes” is bs since money is fungible. Good thing we are not actually giving them money then. With that said, I believe we should freeze the funds again.
October 8, 20232 yr Here's another one. If people want to believe that this is all somehow Biden's fault and there's no culpability for wanna be dictator Benjamin Netanyahu and his authoritarian power grab I can't help you. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-reservists-say-they-are-fighting-its-democracy-2023-07-26/ Quote JERUSALEM, July 26 (Reuters) - Israeli army reservist Avishai Cohen says his decision to stop reporting for duty was perhaps the hardest of his life. But he is ready to face the consequences, including possible jail time, as he protests against moves to limit the judiciary's authority. He is one of a growing number of reservists who have said they will stop serving in protest at steps by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to make changes to the judiciary, seeing a threat to Israel's democracy. It reflects just how deeply Israel has been fractured over the plans, with the repercussions hitting a military that, with the key support of reservists, has been vital to the state's survival through numerous wars since it was established in 1948. Cohen, 42, a major, declared his decision on social media after Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition ratified the first part of their plan in parliament on Monday, curbing some of the Supreme Court's powers. He thought about his late grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, as he weighed up his decision. "I remember, she told us that it is our duty ... to serve, to protect our country," Cohen told Reuters. "But then I also remembered the lesson about humanity about the duty of soldiers to refuse to serve in a ... non-democratic army," said Cohen, who posted his decision alongside a photo of him in uniform with his arm around his grandmother. Critics have accused Netanyahu of authoritarianism in his moves to roll back Supreme Court powers which have long been a check on government. Supporters of the changes say they are needed for balance among branches of government, and reject criticism that Israel's democracy is in jeopardy. The Israeli army on Tuesday acknowledged an increase in requests to abstain from military service, adding that damage would be done, gradually, to the preparedness of the armed forces if they did not report for duty for a long time. The military declined to provide Reuters with figures of how many reservists have notified their commanding officers that they will not serve.
October 8, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Tnt4philly said: Good thing we are not actually giving them money then. With that said, I believe we should freeze the funds again. To say that we aren’t actually giving them the money is disingenuous, as money is fungible. If a gang banger can’t buy both guns and groceries, you buying him groceries just frees up money for him to buy guns.
October 8, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, Bill said: To say that we aren’t actually giving them the money is disingenuous, as money is fungible. If a gang banger can’t buy both guns and groceries, you buying him groceries just frees up money for him to buy guns. Sure, those two thins are so much alike. Gang bangers so often have their funds seized in Middle Eastern banks. That's what we're talking about, gang bangers n groceries, yo.
October 8, 20232 yr Author 3 minutes ago, Toastrel said: Sure, those two thins are so much alike. Gang bangers so often have their funds seized in Middle Eastern banks. That's what we're talking about, gang bangers n groceries, yo. Clearly the concepts are close enough to compare them although the events and people are different.
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