Hit that LIKE for the boys!

Andy's detention in Tehran is a story I`m sure people would like to hear in a show of its own.

This took guts. One of the key arguments being used in mainstream media is that the Israeli strategy and tactics are being done out of “necessity”, that there is no other way. We need more veterans and experts in counterinsurgency to articulate how they should be conducting themselves based on the lessons learned from Vietnam, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. This must include not only effective counterinsurgency strategies, but also addressing underlying credible political grievances and a peace process. I grew up being taught to support Israel. Now I just listen to what they say and watch what they do. “Radicalization is always preceded by oppression”.

Hey Guys, I am an Israeli and I want to clear a few things up. You seem to be mixing up the ultra-orthodox with the religious right. The ultra-orthodox do not have any strong feelings about the conflict. They are not very patriotic and do not serve in the military. They are like the Amish in the US.On the other hand, the religious right (where I come from), AKA settlers, are very much over-represented in the military, especially in combat roles and SF. They do have a desire to take more land which is a combination of strategic and religious ideology. Very few Israelis, even on the far right are pushing to annex parts of Gaza but the ones who are, believe that it is the best way to solidify a win in this war. There is still a very real chance that Hamas end this war and claim victory but that would be much harder to convince the people of Gaza if they are missing a giant chunk of their land so there is some logic in that idea.

Such a great episode! Especially with Andy's insight and experiences in operations of the same kind as those in Gaza. Honestly thought Biden's "red line" statement about Rafah was him back-stepping cause he was feeling the pressure from electors, but I hadn't thought about the mentality and near non-existant rules of engagement by Israeli forces on the ground being this fucked. Looks like the Rafah operations have the potential to be orders of magnitude more catastrophic.

I'm so impressed by Andy's thoughtfulness and nuance in the way he dissects and speaks on these issues.

Andy is a library. I want to thank all of you for this awesome podcast.

Such an amazing podcast/source of information. I really appreciate the insight and real-world experience/knowledge. Thank you!

good stuff!

Love Andy’s insight and De’s ‘normal’ perspective and callouts in this, especially the ‘no dog in the fight’ - I think a position held by most atm. My take is that Israel has losts its way with this, its abusing its position too much around geopolitics sympathies and historical events and it looks like the Israeli people are starting to try and voice an opinion on this. IMHO Nethenyahou has almost boxed himself into a corner with this, and I am not sure what he thinks the exit strategy is and what ‘good’ looks like now. Don’t forget Ukraine guys, here in Blighty the focus in the media is starting to shift as commentray keeps highlighting that the ‘borrowers’ are in trouble …...

This is what happens when disparate cultures with opposing values end up on the same land mass. Europe has already begun this journey. Enjoy!

Thanks for your views. What an insane war. Will Iran possibly be attacking out of Syria in addition to Hezbollah from Lebanon?

Man im loving these middle of the week episode's! 😊

I missed the live but glad to wake up to your beautiful.. opinions 😊

Solid work gentlemen

This is what happens when there’s no separation of church and state.

Brilliant

These people always push their shenanigans too far, going back thousands of years. They are the same today, but also let them have nuclear weapons, lol.

Only agreement. Israel cannot continue such military action. It is impossible to displace the Palestinians...

U guys rock & roll

yes, from the beginning!

Go interview the Son of Hamas.

No they havnt. They havnt gone far enough, especially considering what all they're surrounded by that would already be/is already bad enough even without the backing & funding from the Iranian govt. And "bad enough" is a gross understatement

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Is water wet? Does a bear sh*t in the woods? Is the sky blue?

No Isreal haven’t, no more to say🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇱

Consulates are fair game for conventional state actors now? Is that TOO far?

A diversion, throwing off the real culprit

A eye for a eye and everyone goes blund. Gandhi

takeCare, neXt time

I must hear that another day mate

What's up

Yes

Milburn fails to identify why John Spencer is wrong other than saying that he is wrong. Also, I would like to remind everyone that in September of 2015 during the battle for Kunduz, US SF team vectored an AC-130 gunship to fire at a target that turned out to be Médecins Sans Frontières hospital. Also, the last US act in Afghanistan was to carry out a drone strike against Afghan civilians who had nothing to do with the ISIS attacks against North KAIA. So, we should not be throwing bricks in the glasshouse and stop being sanctimonious self-righteous @ssholes. Finally, it is relevant to point out that Abraham Wyner, who is the Professor of Statistics and Data Science at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrated that the Gazan Health Ministry (i.e. HAMAS) -provided civilian death numbers are internally inconsistent and should not be referenced by any serious researchers and commenters.

When have they not gone to far lmao

Does Andrew think there is a chance the consulate bombing was a strategic choice to trigger an Iranian response that is so great that Israel would be able to launch strikes in Iran directly, particularly the nuclear facilities in Iran?

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Sad fact, over 27 Americans have been killed in Israeli Occupation operations... Not killed by Israeli forces but because Palestinian Resistance fighters have blown up or killed them in combat during Israeli incursions.. After October 7th, over 1,000 American Israelis were called back to fight for "their" government... That means, they were born in America, practiced Judaism, yet went to Israel to claim to be Israeli, and that means returning to fight, whether you understand international law or not, makes them criminals because you cannot join a foreign military as an American... Or can you?!

Just wow. A coward's question. When every hostage is returned, we can talk.

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Hamas has gone too far!

No country and no military in the world has ever faced the challenge that Israelis do right now. And no military would perform better with less civilian casualties in these conditions on the ground. In all conflicts, international community steps in to absorb refugees but with Palestinians, the UN and all countries support using Palestinian civilians as weapons against Israel. In Iraq, Syria, Yemen conflicts millions of refugees were allowed to flee combat zones. When Russia invaded Ukraine the international community absorbed 5 million Ukrainian refugees. Instead of forcing Arab world and other countries to open borders to Palestinian civilians to minimize casualties, no one is pushing for that. UN is against it while they facilitate refugees in all other conflicts. The use of civilians as a weapon against Israelis operating to defeat Hamas is truly unprecedented in modern history. Everyone just criticizes Israeli actions while Hamas enjoys violating all laws of armed conflict, receives billions in aid from foreign governments and Israelis are told to lose a war which will allow Hamas to reconstitute, rebuild and continue their next round in jihad.

HHHHHEEEELLLL NNNNOOOO!!!!

Funny but you don't ever ask did the jihadi nazis lose their way? Double standards much?

A lot of speculating, leaps of logic, and flawed assumptions from the crew. Very disappointing.

You all went straight to talking about the Quds Force leaders killed, but blew right by the attack was on a consulate aka a “diplomatic” facility. As an aside, there were guys speaking Farsi on broadcast news when the coalition was first rolling into Iraq. When you talk about Nasrullah, you should also mention that his son was killed fighting Israel.

Gone too far? No. The world just forgot what they read in the Old Testament. God don’t play when it comes to his chosen.

Six men and a woman jump into an unmarked car and speed across a known designated zone, of Hamas terrorist activity at night and in complete darkness. And this isn't in anyway reckless or self-endangering behaviour by them. The three brits were a special 'ex-military' security detachment. What was their job exactly, did they openly carry weapons? It this purely the IDF's fault or is it more nuanced? This is not a logical conclusion from the facts. People are just masking their anti-semitism.

I understand that im not the most intelligent person but i found this show hard to follow. I feel i dont understand anything

To far stop the slaughter

What should be IRAN response?? STRONG DETERRENT Answer: From Pakistani Lt.Gen punjab division?? CIA REPORT: Pakistan’s test of the Ababeel medium-range ballistic missile, designed to carry multiple (up to 10) nuclear warheads, puts it one step closer to achieving an enhanced capability to penetrate India’s nascent missile defences. (17 February 2024)……….10tinydots on your radar system!!! “You could have 25Trillion dollar economy..350million citizens with median wealth $130,000usd BUT when you spot those 10tiny dots on your radar system according to Pak radar units you have 15sec to shot down 10/10 maybe the Yanks might have upgraded radar STILL their reaction time will be 30-60sec”……………………..:

Where were you for the past 6 months? Did they cross the line now? Nope they crossed it when the first innocent palestenian was killed for something he has not done