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2025-05-02 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Netanyahu says the ‘supreme goal’ of the war is victory, not the return of the hostages

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Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-02 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [183 views ] Top
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#1 Thank G*d. Finally, somebody to state the obvious.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-05-02 00:18|| 2025-05-02 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 and what is 'victory'?

60% of Hamas killed; probably been achieved
75%; probably achievable by the end of 2025
95%: probably at least 3 years away

Gaza administered by 100% non Hamas officials.
Gaza administered by mostly non Hamas officials.
Gaza administered by some Hamas but mostly non Hamas officials.

Posted by Lord Garth 2025-05-02 12:36|| 2025-05-02 12:36|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Destroying as much infrastructure and killing as many Gazans (they are all Hamas) as possible under current circumstances.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-05-02 13:30|| 2025-05-02 13:30|| Front Page Top

#4 and what is 'victory'?

I must be hanging around with the Americans too much. I thought 'victory' and 'exist strategy' were the same thing.

Posted by SteveS 2025-05-02 15:26|| 2025-05-02 15:26|| Front Page Top

#5 ^"Exit"?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-05-02 15:27|| 2025-05-02 15:27|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Doh. Yeah, "exit strategy".

Posted by SteveS 2025-05-02 15:47|| 2025-05-02 15:47|| Front Page Top

#7 In a way, Exist Strategy works too.

How goes the war in Afghanistan?
Oh, ten years on, still exists.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-05-02 17:53|| 2025-05-02 17:53|| Front Page Top

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