Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Good Night Psalms. Heavenly Father, as I lay down to rest, I find solace in Your presence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62_brTyf6H0
Time for people to plant some fruit trees. I highly recommend Willis Orchard
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I haven’t gotten comment subscription e-mails since Tuesday.
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There are two experts which I regularly listen to in Israel. One of them is retired General Brick. He is a decorated war hero but aside from it he was the only one who predicted the disaster and has been screaming for years that this can happen and the IDF is not ready for it. He talked to many IDF the last few Chiefs of Staffs and he is regularly on major TV stations. He was referred to in the Defense establishment as “someone who is damaged from war”. And now everyone see how right he is.
I am going to summarize the interview from today on TV. I was a bit habitant because this is Israel’s “dirty laundry” and I am a bit of an ambassador here. But you became close to me and i can share anyways. Here is a summary:
1. Should anyone be blamed and take responsibility ? Everyone from the bottom up is responsible and most have already announced they took responsibility, and they may resign after the war but there are two who should resign now or fired. The Head of Military Intelligence and the Head of the South Command of the IDF should resign right away. There were two serious alerts at night that people approaching the fence. And they know it can be a starting point for a war. Like in Yom Kippur war the Egyptian Army approached a few times and eventually attacked. It’s the same.
The Alerts arrive to Head of Military Intelligence who is on vacation and the Commander of the South Command. The advisors for the South commander telling him, “leave it, it’s a drill, we know about it” And instead of getting the Brigades and putting thyme in positions he gambles. Even with 1% risk you must put people on standby. Why not? Get people out of bed.
Then a second alert and again The Head of Military Intelligence says “will be ok. Nothing to be excited about”. They had the concept that Hamas is deterred. Conception made them ignore facts. But also thre should be a sunrise standby even when there are no alerts. For years we had it. This is also not done. A concept that “they are deterred so no need to wake up in the morning and take positions”. And this was the biggest disgrace we ever had.
Our soldiers were killed in the beds. 70 combat soldiers of Golani (Infantry Brigade) get killed. How can a person who is directly responsible keep on going and lead a war for a few months? Now their conscience is overloaded. On their soul. How can they function properly in this survival war? The Chief of Staff and Head of Shabak (spy agency) will have to resign later after the war. They already suggested it. we need someone who is spiritually not depressed.
Should Bibi resign too? Three or four days before this disaster the Defense Minister and Chief of Staff of IDF and I think also head of the Head of Military Intelligence and Shabak of IDF sit with Bibi and telling him that “Hamas is deterred .” “No reason to worry”. They are so much in this conception that everyone goes out for the holidays in the army bases and they make a big festival by the border. Commanders bring in families to be in the Bases. As if there is no Hamas.
Like Yom Kipur war. We said “they are deterred”. Concept prevents facts. Prime Minister has responsibility too even if not a direct responsibility.
Was the concept that “we can live with Hamas as neighbors” is also a mess up? Yes. We need to put an end to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
In order to do it we must be wise and calculated. It started with us now strangulate them, close the area, separate the north from the south, telling the civilians that if they want to live they must move south. The siege must be “no fuel, no food, no water. Let them dry inside the tunnels. At some point they will not be able to take it and come out.
You must understand that the challenge of killing them is one of the toughest we ever new. Because its 2,000,000 citizens. 40,000 terrorists who are in the “tunnel city”. You can’t just treat the upper Gaza, you must treat the tunnels. Every street has booby traps and explosives, traps. If we enter now with infantry and tanks, and friction with people in houses. Will go over explosives. Terrorists will emerge out of tunnels and shoot and go back in. There will be many casualties.
And if we make it anyways and get to destination. Now we need to treat the tunnels. 40,000 terrorist under ground. It’s months. So after you get hit you now have to stay months. You will get attacked along the way. I say “let them be in there for a few month with no water and food and fuel and ventilation, let them choke. In few months they will start get their heads out. Then we hit them. Some will surrender. They can’t be in there for so long. Make them weak and exhausted and then get the final job done.
Going in now is a trap. If we enter now we have a high chance for an expanded regional war. Explosion in West Bank with tens of thousand terrorists run into our settlements. Tens of thousands inside Israel too and we are not prepared. Then Yemen and Iraqis and Hezbollah and thousands of missiles daily on our electricity and water. So its better to slow down while preparing to regional war. we have things we should have done to prepare for 20 years. At least we should do the urgent things we can.
Prepare the airports that have no bunkers for soldiers. Civilian Guard with weapons. Arm better and organize the settlements in the West Bank. The 300,000 reserves, some can go home until we enter Gaza. Don’t rush!!! Let them die in the tunnels. Enter when they are weak. Break them mortally with the siege before entering .
Are you in contact with BIBi? I was about three days ago last time but I will not detail it. I did tell him what must be done now in case we get a regional war. I told him specifics of what need to be done that was not done 20 years and the immediate things.
I can’t tell you all but things I said in the media are “equip all the settlements in the West Bank, a few pistols will not stop thousands of terrorists. Need standby platoons in every settlement. and positions around the settlements. Same in the North by the border and the South and a National Civil Guard inside Israel.
No Preemptive strike on Hezbollah? No way! They are spread on hundreds of kilometers. Not just the borders. It’s not a small area like Gaza. Even in small Gaza with air force attacks we didn’t stop their rackets.
Even if you destroy a half their rockets they still have some 75,000 enough for thousands of rockets on Israel per day and then you get the Iranian Militias joining from Syria and from Yemen and Iraq and all raining missiles on Israel. we are not prepared for it. We can do more when we are strong. Not now.
I had reports detailed for years for 20 years. To all Chief of Staffs. I was silenced. They bluffed with false security.
Can we do something in the middle ? We now have world support and it will not be forever.
Entering is a trap with lots of casualties for months. Now they still have water and power. After months they will not be able to stay inside. we can keep bombing while they are under. we must prevent water and supplies from the south to the other areas. There could be connecting tunnels. We must disconnect them. I can’t expose how.
This is how you win wars.
David…. Our new OPEN thread just went up for Oct.20th. Could you post this again on the newest thread. Many more people will read it on the newer thread. Thank you!
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On this day in 1987 I was a Merrill Lynch broker and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)
It was a wake up call I’ve never forgotten.
Money can indeed evaporate!