“Officials said that Israel and Egypt were prepared to let foreigners leave the Strip which is under heavy Israeli bombardment, but Hamas had refused.”

  • @SCB
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    -111 months ago

    Urban combat results in more civilian casualties. Urban combat is a hellish meat grinder.

      • @SCB
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        -511 months ago

        Yes now imagine how easy it is to ambush there. Now imagine you live in the area still. How dangerous would an army be forced to view you as?

        You should really read up on urban combat. Aleppo has a lot of documentation on it.

    • @Maggoty
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      311 months ago

      Lmao. No. You don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. An Infantry fight in an urban area sucks but it’s far less destructive than leveling entire blocks with explosives.

      • @SCB
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        -411 months ago

        Less destructive but more fatal to civilians.

        It’s weird you don’t know this, honestly

        • @Maggoty
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          211 months ago

          Bullshit. Unless you’re committing war crimes left and right.

          • @SCB
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            -311 months ago

            Fewer civilian casualties is literally the reason the US started using drone strikes instead of boots on the ground.

            • @Maggoty
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              111 months ago

              Dude. They started using drones because there’s no congressional hearing when a drone is shot down in some random African country. But you lose one green beret and there’s years of hearings. That’s why we went to drones.

              • @SCB
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                -211 months ago

                No. We used drones in an active warzone first

                • @Maggoty
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                  011 months ago

                  Just stop. Nobody said they were peaceful areas.