severn
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... non Concur.That would be a VERY hasty response. Let the tenant handle his own business as he is more than capable of doing and render all reasonable assistance upon request. It is in our best interest to help to weaken the aggressors in this fight and to help a long time ally. The heavy lifting is not ours to do on the ground.
Israel (and Ukraine) lacks the resources and capabilities to conduct a lightning war. Intel, critical during the Fog of War, was literally sleeping during hamas' H-hour. (same for UKRAINE, 24 hours before the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian President was still telling the media that the war was not imminent). Currently the Israel Defense Force (IDF) resorted to the past millinium, 1,950 years ago to be exact, siege warfare in the Gaza Strip. The Siege of Masada, 72 - 73 CE, one of the final events in the First Jewish - Roman War. What's needed in Gaza is a parachute vertical insertion from 500 feet above ground level (AGL) by 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. At 500 feet, there's no need to bring an emergency reserve parachute because there's no time to deploy. At the most animalistic instinct your sending a message to the girly hamas that you have a bigger Vols and you're coming to cut his head off. Lightning strikes training are routine at the joint training centers: National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, CA; Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Johnson, LA; Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Hohenfels, Germany.
Last lightning parachute assault occurred on 25 October 1983, Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada Invasion. Rangers chuted-up while in-flight around 0400 hours and exited the C-130 aircraft, 0534 hours at 500 feet AGL while 12.7mm four-barrel anti-aircraft machine gun spewing green tracers across the sky.