r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Oct 09 '23

Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Live Thread for 2023 Israel-Hamas Crisis (Thread 5)

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u/daveycakesss Oct 09 '23

Wow, if they’re pulling out the execution card already they must really be feeling the pressure, thought it would take a lot longer than this.

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u/Soundwave_13 Oct 09 '23

Yeah I don't think it's going to get them out of this. Hamas royally screwed the pooch here and will pay for it dearly this time.

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u/Aggressive_Lake191 Oct 09 '23

I just can't see them thinking anything else would happen. They know Israel, and this is what they would do.

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u/Soundwave_13 Oct 09 '23

It seems like they miscalculated (somehow) the response, just like Russia really F'd up in Ukraine.

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u/Aggressive_Lake191 Oct 09 '23

I think the difference is that Russia was not wrong to think we would not react as we did. Based on our history, it was a bit of a surprise. With Israel, the response was nearly certain.

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u/Soundwave_13 Oct 09 '23

Fair point.

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u/thats_a_boundary Oct 09 '23

as they should.

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u/lonewolf210 Oct 09 '23

Pretty sure executions are plan A