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2014-07-22 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 I was looking at a lot of pictures of tunnels. Quite an industry. One buttload of building materials. I mean, worth a lot of money.

So Gaza has a big industry based on tunneling. These guys are bloody digging fanatics. They keep in close with civilians so an embargo of building materials hampers civilians from rebuilding so their "suffering" gets worldwide attention.

So these guys can produce tunnels almost as fast as they can be destroyed.

It seems to me that a multipronged attack is required.
Destroy the known tunnels.
Work with Egyptian army to deny tunnels on their side.
Allow no building materials through Israel crossings.
Work with Egypt on same.
Set up remote underground sensing network to pick up hand digging near border.
This activity requires lots of money. Dry it up. Put the hurt on financiers.
If need be, eliminate diesel fuel to run generators. I saw pics of 50 kW diesel units under tarps for tunnel work.
Do not rebuild electricity lines into Gaza.
Start limiting water into Gaza from Israel. Or put L5D into the water and let em trip out (just kidding........or not)

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-07-22 01:12|| 2014-07-22 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Just what we need photos of fluffy bunnies and furry kitties spaced out on LSD for the BBC.
I like your thinking AP.

Posted by Steven 2014-07-22 02:35|| 2014-07-22 02:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Learned from the Cartels? They have been tunneling for decades.

Posted by borgboy 2014-07-22 06:54|| 2014-07-22 06:54|| Front Page Top

#4 When the Jewish settlers left their settlements at the insistence of the Israeli government, they left behind 3000 productive greenhouses which could be used to grow a variety of vegetables, herbs, and food. Hamas/Paleos trashed them all. They were more interested in buying rockets and building tunnels.

Choke off their source of money from the UN, US, Tehran and other muzzie groups, and lefty groups (probably not going to happen). Maybe if they figure out they have to eat to survive, they might not be so likely to engage in tunnel building and sending rockets into Israel.

Bottom line. They can go screw themselves. They brought on themselves whatever they get from the Israelis.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-22 08:47|| 2014-07-22 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 When bombs were the problem the Israelis went after the bomb makers. So, if only the tunnel leaders and diggers know what's going on, I say make that a very deadly profession to be in.

Posted by Iblis 2014-07-22 09:46|| 2014-07-22 09:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Unfortunately choking off funding won't happen.

I just received an inquiry from CH2MHill about working as a program manager on a major construction program funded by USAID in Gaza. Hmmm, how much of that building material is being stolen for use in the tunnels and how many of the workers being trained in the construction trades are plying their new found trade in the tunnels...

I don't think I am going to apply for that position.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-07-22 12:52|| 2014-07-22 12:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Israel needs to get into digging anti-tunnel tunnels the way they did in the middle ages. Tunnel at the suspected depth, listen for tunnel sounds, adjust your tunnel. Break into the other tunnel and collapse it.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-07-22 15:02|| 2014-07-22 15:02|| Front Page Top

#8
Vibroseis array along the border might make the moles nervous.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-07-22 15:15|| 2014-07-22 15:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Drink hardy my boys..
When I think of Gaza I can't quit thinking that the place just screams that it needs an Operation Linebacker.

Posted by 3dc 2014-07-22 17:10|| 2014-07-22 17:10|| Front Page Top

#10 #6 Unfortunately choking off funding won't happen.

You are correct BC but so long as we and others keep sending aid to Hamas/Paleos, they will keep engaging in the cycle of violence with our money.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-22 17:13|| 2014-07-22 17:13|| Front Page Top

#11 I have one more suggestion in dealing with Hamas, and that is to limit the real estate available to Hamas for tunneling. When tunnels are discovered, you push the border back to the entrance, gradually limiting action where they can start tunnels. I do not see any alternatives to this but to put the squeeze on them.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-07-22 20:41|| 2014-07-22 20:41|| Front Page Top

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