by oldedude on October 18, 2024 8:38 am
Time for me to get hate mail.

For the first time in a long time, this was a good discussion by CNN. You're not going to pressure the Israelis. With or without the US, they'll do what they do. Hamas has enough lunatics that will always be an issue.

We're back to "who's a terrorist and who isn't." That is a huge issue. The main problem is these groups are built in concentric rings. Although I'm using Hamas in this case, it can be applied to any group. Not that they're ready to kill people, but they will do anything asked by the group.

1. The most loyal members who are willing to do anything for the cause. This would be most of the 10/7 folks.
2. The next ring are those who aren't trusted as much. They may be on the fence about murdering infants. Or they'll protest and throw rocks at the Israelis.
3. The third ring are the schoolteachers and others not participating in the killing. They may show up at rallies.
4. The forth ring are those that "allow" the group to move around openly and don't say anything.
5. The outer ring are those that don't believe in the cause, but allow it to happen because of their safety, and their families' safety. In this case, they're the vest bombers.

Killing Sinwar is like killing cartel members. They're five layers deep with people that want to take the organization over. Although the surgical strike is warning the next guy in line how they're going to get in the news.