If I was Israeli leadership, I:

• Wouldn't have ignored clear, specific intelligence reports warning of an imminent attack.

• Would've had stronger border security, if national security was truly a concern. (what good did all that IDF do if not at the point of entry of their most imminent threat?)

• Wouldn't have played into Hamas' hand and retaliated in knee-jerk macho-man authoritarian fashion. In the event I didn't prevent October 7th I wouldn't have invaded Gaza but instead condition Palestinian statehood on Fata or PA taking over while simply utilizing the military forces committed to invasion to defending the narrow border.

• Wouldn't have committed dozens of October 7ths against the civilian population in response, dwarfing the original terrorist attack.

• Wouldn't have created the conditions for radicalization to fester in the first place by, you know, annexing land, killing more civilians both pre and post October 7th, imposing blockades, and actually supporting the most radical groups while ignoring the less-radical (reminds me of how the US handled Syria).

Nuttyyahoo's actions are so counterintuitive I have to question whether this is all just an example of the shock doctrine.