I do understand the concept of sacrificing at any cost for the greater good, that's what soldier do. You raise your hand and ready to lay down your life on the line. That's what we all do, people put their life on other, in return, you do the same, you are ready to die for the person next to you, because you know he or she will do the same, that's how military work.
But that's not the sacrifice we're talking about here, ma bro. And this is exactly what I was saying about the indoctrination of strong military disciplines and values that teach you that type of sacrifice you must make as a true soldier. To die for the man next to you or to take the grenade to save your squad. Yes, sure, that's very admirable and is also rare since there is probably more cowardice out there than what is perceived. Hollywood helps that perception as well.
But we're talking about a different kind of sacrifice. We're talking about throwing the entire towel in. Anything and everything goes, including all the people if it must come down to that (as harsh as that sounds, it's the ground reality here) and why is that? Because of those 5 words: what is left to do? This is the train of thought here and listen, it's totally understandable that it's not a common way of thinking because what's the sense in that, right? Why destory yourself and everything and everyone around you for what? It's because the alternative is worst. To live in an undignified manner where you're not even allowed to have your identity is worse for many people and should be for all. The problem with that is then it gets branded as a form terrorism. But that's another story.
The issue I have is more on a strategic level,
And that's what I said, didn't I? I was telling
@YoucefZighoud that with your military background and its associated training, your line of thinking is strictly in strategic context, and that the concept of total sacrifice wouldn't make any sense and that's completely understandable.
because this has changed the Israeli-Palestinian dynamic but not in a good way, and even the world did pile pressure on Israeli and they stop tomorrow, the suffering and the damage has already done, it's not going to recover in years may even be in decade.
Doesn't matter. It still needs to be done.
And if you ask me personally, I would tell you this is excessive reaction from the Israeli, it should have a green corridor and leave people alone as much as they can, which they aren't doing, but then at the same time, if I am a upper echelon in IDF, I understand in military term they need to feel the boundary, and there are only one way they can do it, and you probably not going like what I have to say.
No, say it, man. Are you talking about scorched earth tactics? Or pretty much what they're doing now bombing the living daylights out of everything but not finding that boundary? Or ala Fallujah Operation Phantom Furry? COIN style? Or Vietnam napalm runs? lol. Either way, the world is watching.
Regardless I don't see an end game for either side. And that's the sad part, because people are dying and I have an increasing feeling of this is just going to be one of those time when everyone on the outside will just forget about it a few month down the road and then forget about it even happen, I mean Russian bombing Ukraine during the winter is a perfect example, we all say "Wow, that's inhumane" and then 3 months later it's as if nothing had happened. Which make it just sad. I too hope there are something come out of this afterward, I truly do, but all in all, this is just senseless killing and dying for me, as I said, maybe I am an outsider, so I don't feel the same way people around it feels? I don't know.
That's it right there. Being an outsider will certainly make it difficult to understand. Even some insiders still don't get it because they're thinking on emotions or don't really understand all the linear events in the historical order that they occurred in order to reach this point.