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Further, those brilliant military minds of the western world: [C]laim the collateral damage from the war will allow Hamas to recruit more men, but the Israelis know what really allows terrorists to recruit is leaving them in power.
"America has never successfully liberated and held territory from Islamic terrorists."After thousands dead in Afghanistan and Iraq: Both countries are now controlled by Islamic terrorists.
"Hilariously, many top defense officials—current and former—who oversaw both disasters—despite a track record of zero wins—have been criticizing Israel for not following in their footsteps.
"Everyone from former Gen. David Petraeus to current Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown offer the familiar criticisms:
"Israel is not following the COIN or counterinsurgency model.
"Chief Brown argued:
"Not only do you have to actually go in and clear out whatever adversary you are up against, you have to go in, hold the territory and then you’ve got to stabilize it.
"Blind obedience to textbook warfare?
"The problem with this model is that it failed and left a lot of widows and orphans along the way.
"The United States spent over 50 years losing wars, prestige, and young men:
"[B]y trying to follow the familiar strategy for defeating guerrilla armies through conventional warfare followed by efforts to hold and stabilize the territories. And what exactly do we have to show for it?" . . . Read more here.
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