This deal is particularly bad, but any deal at all is bad. Why? Because it means that Hamas gains something by taking hostages. And that in turn means that it will take more.
The only acceptable way to get hostages back is by military rescue. And when and if Israel captures anyone involved in hostage-taking, or abusing hostages in any form, that person should be executed forthwith.
There is a choice to be made here, and it can't be pushed away because it's awful: Either taking hostages will be to Hamas/Iran's advantage, or it will be to their disadvantage. It's that simple and that brutal. What taking hostages should result in is the deaths of everyone involved in doing it, quickly, publicly and unapologetically. Yes, hostages will die if Israel does this, but more will die, now and in the future, if it doesn't. Time to face facts.
We need a great investigative journalist (Matt Taiibi are you listening) to uncover the politics of this. We need to know how much future Israeli blood US progressives have on their hands. It's like offering the Nazis a cease fire.
This deal is particularly bad, but any deal at all is bad. Why? Because it means that Hamas gains something by taking hostages. And that in turn means that it will take more.
The only acceptable way to get hostages back is by military rescue. And when and if Israel captures anyone involved in hostage-taking, or abusing hostages in any form, that person should be executed forthwith.
There is a choice to be made here, and it can't be pushed away because it's awful: Either taking hostages will be to Hamas/Iran's advantage, or it will be to their disadvantage. It's that simple and that brutal. What taking hostages should result in is the deaths of everyone involved in doing it, quickly, publicly and unapologetically. Yes, hostages will die if Israel does this, but more will die, now and in the future, if it doesn't. Time to face facts.
We need a great investigative journalist (Matt Taiibi are you listening) to uncover the politics of this. We need to know how much future Israeli blood US progressives have on their hands. It's like offering the Nazis a cease fire.
This is horrible. Almost beyond belief. What arm-twisting the Biden Administration must have done.
I doubt either the Egyptians, the Jordanians, or the Saudis are happy with this. Surely they all want the Hamas problem solved.
Perhaps US drones will be flying surveillance?
I hope you are wrong. I just can't imagine the war ending like this with Hamas able to claim victory. Not this time.