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Rhiannon12866

(222,238 posts) Sun Oct 8, 2023, 10:30 PM Oct 2023

Did Israel depend too much on technology for intelligence? - MSNBC Reports

NBC News national security analyst Clint Watts talks about how Hamas may have executed its rudimentary surprise attack because Israel over-relied on technology to collect surveillance intel. - Aired on 10/08/2023.

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Did Israel depend too much on technology for intelligence? - MSNBC Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 OP

For whatever reason the IDF was caught with their pants down. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2023 #1

Agree that this horrific attack was pretty unbelievable in today's world Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #2

The knee jerk reaction is blood lust revenge. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2023 #3

Someone gave them Confidential Israeli Intelligence. Hmmm. trump and Kushner come to mind. MagaSmash Oct 2023 #4

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

1. For whatever reason the IDF was caught with their pants down.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Oct 8, 2023, 10:40 PM

Oct 2023

All the bluster can't change the fact that a rag tag bunch has upended the whole place. This wouldn't be the first time.

Rhiannon12866

(222,238 posts)

2. Agree that this horrific attack was pretty unbelievable in today's world

Reply to The_Casual_Observer (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 8, 2023, 10:44 PM

Oct 2023

And it has created a frightening and escalating problem in what was already a volatile part of the world.

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

3. The knee jerk reaction is blood lust revenge.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 8, 2023, 10:52 PM

Oct 2023

Even though it hasn't worked anywhere else that's what they will probably do.

MagaSmash

(8,140 posts)

4. Someone gave them Confidential Israeli Intelligence. Hmmm. trump and Kushner come to mind.