Subject: Re: Israeli delay is because of us
So you advise sacrificing these lives? Instead of ultimately bringing them home and then proceeding? - sheila

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I can tell by your question you think waiting long enough will ultimately bring them home. Again, exactly what the hams game plan calls for. If they can delay the Israeli response long enough, then it won't (or can't) occur and we are right back to where we are right now and have been for 50 years.



To answer your question, I think the Israelis should have gone in already. Not to do so simply validates the Hamas strategy. It is not a matter of 200 hostages but hundreds of deaths every year in continuing the cat and mouse status quo until some other "solution" comes along, eg Iran nuking TelAviv.


It amazes me there are so many who would rather the Israeli's not retaliate at all even if there were no hostages. How long would you have the Israeli's wait?