I wrote this post in response to stories I had read claiming that Israel was delaying due to the importuning of the United States which I found hard to believe.
A- It always takes longer to do stuff than people think. People especially think the military is ready to instantaneously do stuff. Not so much. Also, I have to wonder if the hostages arent a factor.
It’s clearly the US. But Steve’s point stands. It takes time. I read a very lucid piece about how the delay allows all sorts of planning to fall into place. The counter, of course, is that Hamas gets the same opportunity, plus world opinion shifts.
To Andy’s point. It’s Israel’s gig. Don’t wait too long. And for gods sake don’t wait on Biden.
A – It’s Israel’s offensive.
I wrote this post in response to stories I had read claiming that Israel was delaying due to the importuning of the United States which I found hard to believe.
A- It always takes longer to do stuff than people think. People especially think the military is ready to instantaneously do stuff. Not so much. Also, I have to wonder if the hostages arent a factor.
Steve
I think Israel likely is delaying because of a request by the US – but it’s still ultimately Israel’s decision.
It’s clearly the US. But Steve’s point stands. It takes time. I read a very lucid piece about how the delay allows all sorts of planning to fall into place. The counter, of course, is that Hamas gets the same opportunity, plus world opinion shifts.
To Andy’s point. It’s Israel’s gig. Don’t wait too long. And for gods sake don’t wait on Biden.