Jonathan Conricus on Middle East Tensions: The World Must ‘Learn’ from October 7

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CONRICUS: “The only thing I would add is that it’s not only about Hamas. I think what General Kirby said is spot on, but it’s not only about Hamas. We are talking about Hamas in the south and Hezbollah in the north, and we’re talking about Iranian proxies that have been at our doorsteps for far too long. And this war has shown that appeasing and allowing and waiting and having a strategy that prioritizes quiet at the expense of having our enemies close to our borders within striking distance of our civilians has not been a very wise one, and that we should probably learn from October 7th that we should act differently, finish the job with Hamas, and I think that we are in for many months of continued fighting at the lower intensity level but it will take many months to finish Hamas. And then the bigger question is what and how to deal with a bigger military threat, the biggest Iranian proxy at our doorsteps, which is Hezbollah.”