What do you think is Israel's objective. It is much different than it would be for the USA as I will explain in the bog.
First off, let's look at how the USA would or should handle a similar situation. The USA would immediately strike back with all kinds of arms. We would focus on their army and their government. We would bomb them into dust so that they could nor would they ever want to try that again. We would make life very difficult for their citizens, but we would not try to kill them. Once the dust settled. it would be clear that they had made a very big mistake attacking the USA. We might then station a large army there to be sure that the country shaped up and never again thought about attacking the USA. After a time and once we were sure that the country had learned their lesson. our army would be removed.
The bottom line of all of our efforts would be to give them a deep "fear of punishment" if they ever tried that again. If that country was a normal society that fear of serious punishment would be enough to convince every man. women and child would get the message and would never do that again. Do you see how this whole thing works and has worked for us in the past?
Now. how about Israel? Their response will and has to be totally different than it has been historically for the USA. That is because the attack was by suicide terrorist within and an integral to the country from where they had come. That means that because they are suicidal terrorists. they have zero fear of punishment. so Israel can not use the same methods that the USA and most of the world have used in the past. Those in Gaza who did not directly participate, did participate by their in action. Many people see them as non-combatants. but they are not. Israel has to kill those who directly conducted the terrorist attacks and should have less concerned about injury or death to the non-combatants. In the end. Israel should kill at least 90% of the suicide terrorist and those who directly supported them. Those who sat by silently should have enough fear that they would not nor would they support suicide terrorist action. Israel should expect that a large percentage of the Muslim's in Gaza should have enough fear so that they would turn in those among them who would attack Israel in the future.
I think that it has to be clear that what Israel does in this battle will be different from what the USA would have done or what USA citizens would agree with/ Sorry but that is the case. Rather than being critical of actions by Israel. we need to understand the uniqueness of their enemy.
