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Beastly Boy

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31. No, in my words, return of hostages is woefully insufficient for "total victory".

Reply to Eko (Reply #29)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:14 PM

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And, being woefully insufficient, this item is thus not included in what constitutes "total victory".

But in your words... whatever. Like I told you many times before, I am not interested in responding to what you think I think. I have a far more reliable and authoritative source on the subject. Me.

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Hamas Accepts Draft Agreement For Gaza Ceasefire And Release Of Hostages, Officials Say [View all] Beastly Boy Tuesday OP

I hope so...... Lovie777 Tuesday #1

So they can retreat and re-arm... Archae Tuesday #2

"So they can retreat and re-arm" speak easy Tuesday #5

Hamas out of power and out of Gaza, militarily and politically. Beastly Boy Tuesday #7

" Hamas out of power and out of Gaza" speak easy Tuesday #8

Then it wouldn't look like "total victory", and the terrorists would still be running their extortion racket. Beastly Boy Tuesday #16

Equals a forever war / occupation, speak easy Tuesday #22

then it is definitely on Jihadis, and I would welcome any suggestion on how to deal with them. Beastly Boy Tuesday #23

Send in the Saudis / Arabs speak easy Tuesday #30

Your question was Beastly Boy Tuesday #32

except all the times that they do when their movements die out and people lose interest thebigidea Tuesday #28

But isn't this mostly a hostage/prisoner exchange? LeftInTX Tuesday #18

It's also about a partial IDF withdrawal, and it is a temorary cease fire to last 42 days. Beastly Boy Tuesday #21

If that is Israels goal Eko Tuesday #26

You forgot the hostages. Beastly Boy Tuesday #27

Didnt forget the hostages. Eko Tuesday #29

No, in my words, return of hostages is woefully insufficient for "total victory". Beastly Boy Tuesday #31

You named multiple things that would mean total victory. Eko Wednesday #34

I didn't say a word about Hamas keeping the hostages, did I? Why then do you presume that Beastly Boy Wednesday #35

Lol. Eko Wednesday #36

ok, this is just too ridiculous to keep responding to. Beastly Boy Wednesday #37

I mean, this just doesnt make any sense. Eko Yesterday #38

Hamas needs to give up power Dumpy Tuesday #10

Hamas to formally Surrender / Relinquish power? speak easy Tuesday #14

Bibi and the RW religio fashies propped up Hamas for ages in their attempt to play divide et impera games Celerity Tuesday #19

Does this mean Hamas can keep their power? Beastly Boy Tuesday #25

Completely agree DeepWinter Tuesday #9

Do you not want a ceasefire? maxsolomon Tuesday #13

This is what Hamas wants. Beastly Boy Tuesday #33

History repeats? Any chance the hostages are released ... LSparkle Tuesday #3

That would be perfect timing. But the Israeli Knesset has to ratify the treaty, and Beastly Boy Tuesday #4

Let's see how long before Hamas breaks it. They have a long history of doing this, then breaking the deal AZLD4Candidate Tuesday #6

No, the world blames Hamas when they retaliate for Israeli strikes that go unreported in the MSM or Jit423 Tuesday #11

So Oct 7th was a preemptive strike against Israel? A music festival? 1200 people and hostages. AZLD4Candidate Tuesday #15

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #24

A deal should still be struck. Recovering hostages is the main priority. maxsolomon Tuesday #12

Let's make one thing clear: this is not a deal, it's extortion. Beastly Boy Tuesday #17

It's a deal because Trump won. LeftInTX Tuesday #20