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July 15, 2024

The Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan Don’t Apply in Gaza

Why David Petraeus is wrong.

In an article in a recent issue of the journal Foreign Affairs, the retired American general David Petraeus contends that Israel’s current strategy in Gaza is wrongheaded. Instead, he argues, the IDF should adopt the counterinsurgency strategies (COIN in military jargon) that he employed so effectively to suppress the Iraqi insurgency between 2007 and 2010. Will Selber and Bill Roggio disagree:

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July 15, 2024

  1. As Hamas’s Reign of Terror Endures, the International Community Remains Obsessed with Jews Living in the Wrong Places

    While ignoring pay for slay.

  2. The Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan Don’t Apply in Gaza

    Why David Petraeus is wrong.

  3. After Elections, French Jews Wonder Who Their Real Friends Are

    The left hates them, the center betrays them, and the right tamps down its hostility.

  4. The Talmud’s Persian Context

    Rabbis among the magi.

  5. Unraveling the Riddles of Bruno Schulz in War-Torn Ukraine

    A visit to Drohobych.