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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
That analogy doesn't particularly make sense in this context though. The Germans were making war by building tanks and planes. Hamas and the like don't have manufacturing infrastructure to destroy, and by executing the strategy that Israel has pursued they're arguably creating more weapons, because in Hamas's case the people are themselves the weapons. So unless you accept the premise that the goal is literal genocide - i.e., kill absolutely everyone and start over - the effort is counterproductive.
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They consider the tunnels, the weapons caches, and the Hamas leadership as the war-making capacity of Gaza. The tunnels and bunkers can be rebuilt, but it will take years. More weapons can be smuggled in, but I expect the embargo of Gaza to be much tighter going forward. And while new recruits can fill the ranks of Hamas, it takes a while for leaders to emerge - especially when it’s likely a death sentence.
It’s obviously not a long-term solution to the problem (there probably isn’t one). But if the goal is to suppress the threat from Gaza’s for 6-10 years, it’s not delusional.