Undoubtedly Netanyahu needs to do what's necessary to just get rid of Obama Lunatic Term 3 and wait his ghastly minions out. As we all are. If Trump is successful in the next four years everyone affected by the U.S. government stands to benefit. Here's hoping.
A ceasefire that limits what Israel can do is far from the optimal solution but Israel needs to be resupplied now and also furnished every piece of war materiel that Obama/Biden have been slow walking You can bet that if Hezbollah breaks the deal Israel will do whatever has to be done in Lebanon regardless of the terms of this agreement
Ben Shapiro had an excellent analysis on why Israel agreed to this deal :
1) Israel can rearm and redeploy
2)The ceasefire eliminates international pressure to end the war against Hezbollah from the U.S. and France and
3) the 60 days end 6 days after Biden leaves office and that Israel under Trump will have far greater freedom action than under Biden and that Israelis who lived in the north are not being told to return because Israel is assuming correctly that Hezbollah will not honor the terms of the ceasefire
Israel has a right and a duty to destroy Hezbollah completely. It is a matter of self defense. Hezbollah exists only to destroy Israel. It has already destroyed Lebanon. Israel doesn't have to say it; it does have to do it, sooner or later, and better sooner.
I would not trust this current US administration any farther than I could throw them, (which would be into Hell if I could).
None of Israel’s terror neighbors have ever adhered to a ceasefire in their entire history. Let’s see if they can stick it out for a mere 60 days. I have my doubts.
But even with this so-called ceasefire, that doesn’t stop the UN for cooking up all sorts of horrors to hammer Israel with as it pleases, and this US administration will go happily along with them - more likely instigate them.
They want Israel incapacitated and tied up like Gulliver before they leave the scene of their crimes.
I’m sure BiBi had his fingers crossed when he agreed to it, if only to buy time.
He will do whatever he needs to do, whenever he needs to do it to prevent the destruction of Israel - ceasefire or no ceasefire. In that fact, I am most confident.
I am surprised by the extent that the right wing has come out against this deal. I guess they’ve fallen for Bibi’s latest fiction that the “U.S. forced him to do it.” There is no evidence for that. Biden would force him to a cease fire for the irrelevant Lebanese but not the sainted Palestinians? This was transparent cover for his right wing. The oldest play in the book.
This deal came about because Bibi wanted it and Hezbollah needed it. What’s interesting is the extent that Bibi needs to “sell” the deal to the Israeli public. It’s understandable for northern communities. It’s one thing to have a rocket threat - another to have demons that will emerge from subterranean tunnels to rape, capture and kill. I expect parts of northern Israel to remain unoccupied for years - a bit like southern Manhattan after 9/11, eventually calm (and cheap real estate) will lure residents back.
The bigger picture is that Hezbollah has been devastated. No comparison to 2006. Hezbollah as a serious force to be reckoned with is gone. Its commanders have been killed, border tunnels destroyed and caches of weapons destroyed or confiscated. Iran’s whole proxy strategy is a BUST.
This is a huge victory for Israel. I’d be legitimately surprised if this cease-fire doesn’t hold. Bibi and the Israeli establishment cannot escape the legacy of 10/7 but this conflict has made Israel immeasurably more secure on its northern and southern borders and beyond.
Exactly right. But we, as observers, can dissect out the various factors that played significant roles in bringing about this decision. As the infamous UN Sec. Gen. pontificated, this decision "did not happen in a vacuum."
True enough, but not my nature to second guess decisions made by Israeli security officials. I find the discussion interesting, and figure in weighing the pros and cons, the military and political realities, Israel made a sound decision.
Fortunately, at least for now, Israel is attacking Hezbollah when they (frequently, not a surprise) violate the conditions of the ceasefire, despite French complaints. It should be pretty obvious that Israel cannot allow this to simply revert back to a reduced version of the failed 1701 resolution.
Undoubtedly Netanyahu needs to do what's necessary to just get rid of Obama Lunatic Term 3 and wait his ghastly minions out. As we all are. If Trump is successful in the next four years everyone affected by the U.S. government stands to benefit. Here's hoping.
Amen. Bibi is holding his cards…the terrorist loving gang will be heading out of DC in a month.
A ceasefire that limits what Israel can do is far from the optimal solution but Israel needs to be resupplied now and also furnished every piece of war materiel that Obama/Biden have been slow walking You can bet that if Hezbollah breaks the deal Israel will do whatever has to be done in Lebanon regardless of the terms of this agreement
Ben Shapiro had an excellent analysis on why Israel agreed to this deal :
1) Israel can rearm and redeploy
2)The ceasefire eliminates international pressure to end the war against Hezbollah from the U.S. and France and
3) the 60 days end 6 days after Biden leaves office and that Israel under Trump will have far greater freedom action than under Biden and that Israelis who lived in the north are not being told to return because Israel is assuming correctly that Hezbollah will not honor the terms of the ceasefire
Israel has a right and a duty to destroy Hezbollah completely. It is a matter of self defense. Hezbollah exists only to destroy Israel. It has already destroyed Lebanon. Israel doesn't have to say it; it does have to do it, sooner or later, and better sooner.
I would not trust this current US administration any farther than I could throw them, (which would be into Hell if I could).
None of Israel’s terror neighbors have ever adhered to a ceasefire in their entire history. Let’s see if they can stick it out for a mere 60 days. I have my doubts.
But even with this so-called ceasefire, that doesn’t stop the UN for cooking up all sorts of horrors to hammer Israel with as it pleases, and this US administration will go happily along with them - more likely instigate them.
They want Israel incapacitated and tied up like Gulliver before they leave the scene of their crimes.
I’m sure BiBi had his fingers crossed when he agreed to it, if only to buy time.
He will do whatever he needs to do, whenever he needs to do it to prevent the destruction of Israel - ceasefire or no ceasefire. In that fact, I am most confident.
What did I tell ya….
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1862145858629714128
Well, I cant worry about Israels security more than Israel does. Israel is baking this pie and Israel will have to eat it.
I am surprised by the extent that the right wing has come out against this deal. I guess they’ve fallen for Bibi’s latest fiction that the “U.S. forced him to do it.” There is no evidence for that. Biden would force him to a cease fire for the irrelevant Lebanese but not the sainted Palestinians? This was transparent cover for his right wing. The oldest play in the book.
This deal came about because Bibi wanted it and Hezbollah needed it. What’s interesting is the extent that Bibi needs to “sell” the deal to the Israeli public. It’s understandable for northern communities. It’s one thing to have a rocket threat - another to have demons that will emerge from subterranean tunnels to rape, capture and kill. I expect parts of northern Israel to remain unoccupied for years - a bit like southern Manhattan after 9/11, eventually calm (and cheap real estate) will lure residents back.
The bigger picture is that Hezbollah has been devastated. No comparison to 2006. Hezbollah as a serious force to be reckoned with is gone. Its commanders have been killed, border tunnels destroyed and caches of weapons destroyed or confiscated. Iran’s whole proxy strategy is a BUST.
This is a huge victory for Israel. I’d be legitimately surprised if this cease-fire doesn’t hold. Bibi and the Israeli establishment cannot escape the legacy of 10/7 but this conflict has made Israel immeasurably more secure on its northern and southern borders and beyond.
Good deal for the moment but it just kicks the tin can down the road. But Bibi can use the spare time to fight the spooks ...
If Israeli security folk voted 10-1 for this deal, who am I to say different? I'm not Israeli.
Exactly right. But we, as observers, can dissect out the various factors that played significant roles in bringing about this decision. As the infamous UN Sec. Gen. pontificated, this decision "did not happen in a vacuum."
True enough, but not my nature to second guess decisions made by Israeli security officials. I find the discussion interesting, and figure in weighing the pros and cons, the military and political realities, Israel made a sound decision.
“The security officials “ may not have had any other reasonable choice. But Hochstein said that wasn’t true…..and if Hochstein said so…..well…..
Fortunately, all of these barriers should prove temporary.
My recommendation to Obama: lawyer up.
Fortunately, at least for now, Israel is attacking Hezbollah when they (frequently, not a surprise) violate the conditions of the ceasefire, despite French complaints. It should be pretty obvious that Israel cannot allow this to simply revert back to a reduced version of the failed 1701 resolution.