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Israel/Palestine

Lithos

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13. Hmmm

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 18, 2023, 03:16 PM

Nov 2023

Replace IDF/Israel with US Military/US and Hamas/Gaza with Vietcong/Vietnam. Re-read your statement. Ask yourself why the US did not win Vietnam?

Similarly, the Vietcong had numerous and involved tunnel networks. We often found entrances to them, but taking control was extremely difficult. Think about how many ways you can make a tunnel very deadly to someone you do not want moving in it. IEDs, claymore mines, murder holes, etc.

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Row over Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital as IDF yet to prove Hamas' headquarters lie in tunnels beneath [View all] Eugene Nov 2023 OP

Bibi probably doesn't want to say anything about that.. Omnipresent Nov 2023 #1

I think Israeli presence in the hospital is good no matter what they find. ExciteBike66 Nov 2023 #2

If there are tunnels... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #3

Question Lithos Nov 2023 #6

Do you realize that... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #7

Not really Lithos Nov 2023 #8

I think we're actually in agreement here... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #9

We have similar objectives - but different perspectives Lithos Nov 2023 #11

Something still doesn't sit right.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #12

Hmmm Lithos Nov 2023 #13

The fact that sabbat hunter Nov 2023 #4

Not sure why this is up for debate Lithos Nov 2023 #5

Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa Eugene Nov 2023 #10

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