shade
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You forgot about the mass casualties they will get from urban combat once they do get in, and how Hummus has already prepared with nice killboxes, mines, IEDs, ambushes, suicide bombers and civilian human shields...While 100% its going to be a nightmare if and when Israel enters Gaza, I think there are multiple reasons why they are stalling-
- Hostages- obviously. It's over for Hostages as soon as Israel enters.
- US- there are multiple US citizens within Hostages. US may want them out before the invasion
- Planning- it takes time to plan for such nightmare scenario. This is like 5 times more difficult than Mosul and remember how much time that took
- Bombing is easier- it's a fact. It's easier to keep mowing from air with no casualties. Makes sense to go to flattened city than a standing city.
- What after- OK so Israel invades. And even wins. What after? Are they going to govern that shithole and get stuck like US in Afghanistan or Iraq? These are hard questions to answer.
- Media- people will die, mistakes will happen when Israel enters. And you know how media loves to make Israel the devil and hamas the saint.
Warfare was simpler in some sense in medieval times. Populations were simply slaughtered. Muzzies have no qualms in doing that still (Nagarno karbakh is just weeks old. Yeah they ran but they knew what was coming), but others can't and that itself makes their war 10 times more difficult. Not advocating it or anything just pointing out the issue.
So we will wait to see if there is anything. It's a tough situation.
I hope that's sarcastic cause by that yardstick we would be cowards number 1 in the world.
There is also the matter of Hizbullah invading from the north, and they have threathend to do so if Israel invades Gaza.

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