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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Worst part is, US attempts at counter-insurgency were largely destroyed by outside factors (namely, the fact that we managed to piss off half the world, and the world was right in being pissed, in invading Iraq after having acquired near-infinite goodwill simply by suffering 9/11). We developed fairly effective COIN strategies - and what's more, we offered experienced advisers in urban COIN specifically to Israel in the immediate aftermath of October 7th.

Our advisers left, frustrated, inside of a fucking week. Because the IDF had no interest in pursuing a counter-insurgency strategy. They were interested in pursuing their fucking old world blood feud.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago
[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

It's like being handed a fucking cheat sheet of what not to do and gleefully and knowingly doing everything listed and more. It's insane.

Or it would be insane if one was operating on the premise that the Israeli government was interested in anything other than genocide as a final solution to the Palestine issue. What Israel has done is great for continuing to lock both sides into an insane war of annihilation that will not end well for either party.

[-] Communist_Synthesizer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

If you account for the fact that Netanyahu is basically Israel's Donald Trump, it makes a lot more sense.

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