Dispatch Live: The Massacre in Israel

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Over the weekend, Hamas-led terrorists raided Israeli towns, butchering and abducting hundreds of civilians. Israel responded by launching aerial attacks on Gaza with the explicit mission of removing Hamas. Kevin hosts a special Dispatch Live joined by Steve, Declan, David Drucker and Adaam to attempt to digest the scenes and their implications. What’s happening in Israeli politics? What will be the long-term implications to the region? How does this affect America’s geopolitical calculus?

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    Slp

    The title is "the massacre in Israel" so let's talk about American politics. I was disappointed in this broadcast. Every question and topic became a reflection on US politics. We get a lot of that and it would have been interesting and informative to focus on Israel and the war.

    Addam, my deepest sympathy and condolences for you and your country's people in this horrifying event. I appreciate you sharing the sentiments of your contacts in Israel, very shocking really to me. We Americans are so buffered by our geographic location, and our economic and political position in the world. Only a tiny minority of people here can have any grasp of the experience of war and what Israel has recently experienced.

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    1. Adaam James

      Thank you.

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  2. Sunilsaha2

    For transparency, I'm a left of center moderate. 

    I'm writing this in the hopes that The Dispatch can continue to appeal to people like me. 

    I fear the The Dispatch has turned into an echo chamber where pre-existing beliefs are simply reinforced rather than addressing serious counter arguments.

    I'm not expecting the The Dispatch to agree with me as it's more conservative than I am. But I no longer feel like I learn things because counterarguments are not even addressed:

    Was pulling out of Afghanistan the right thing to do regardless of how badly the pull out went? How much more blood and treasure should we have spent to hold up what was clearly a house of cards? 

    What were the downsides of giving Ukraine more advanced weapons both from an escalation perspective and from a "time to use" perspective given they would have offset weapons relative to the budget that could immediately add value? 

    What is the best way to ensure Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon? Did Trump pulling out of the multilateral deal to denuclearize Iran have an affect on Iran's behavior afterward? It sounds like some at The Dispatch may want war with Iran. What are the downsides of war? 

    I recommend The Dispatch invite some members from the Biden administration to its podcast so its views are challenged by experts in the field and at least we can hear some back and forth and learn more as a result. Two people in particular that I'd love to see are ...

    Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl
    Secretary of State Derek Chollet

    They spoke in this podcast about the Ukraine war:
    https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/backing-ukraine-against-russia-with-colin-kahl-and-derek-chollet/

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    1. Thegreenwoods

      Thank you as moderate I have similar concerns. I support TD because I strive to make sense of and understand other points of view. Would that some at TD could do the same with less seeming condescension.

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      Adaam James Levin-Areddy staff-badge Editor

      These are great comments and smart questions. We plan to deal with them. Thank you.

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      1. Sunilsaha2

        Thank you.

        Another person that would be fascinating for you to have on the podcast is Michael Kofman: https://warontherocks.com/author/michael-kofman/.

        He is a true expert. Many of his predications have come true such as the progress of the counteroffensive. I learn so much on his podcasts. For example, we *think* that giving Ukraine F16s can change the course of the war. Reality is that it takes years to standup a formidable air force. The training, equipment, maintenance, support, air defense, etc will take a long time. And even if they do standup an airforce it will not have overwhelming power like the United States and as a result it still may not make a big difference.

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