Yeah, and for that it is plausable. But without any direct or indirect evidence, only a motivation, and with no knowledge of feasible mechanisms by which Putin could have pulled that off, I put the odds at precisely: not very high. But if there was a case to be made I wouldn't rule it out.
I think Netanyahu allowed it, but screwed up by how much it was allowed... but even that is hard to fathom. How could high-tech Israel have screwed up so badly? With advanced Russian spy shit, that mystery might be better explained. But again, just because there is a possible fit, such things are scant evidence.
Thanks for answering my ignorant questions, I’m always curious about situations that feel like a coincidence.
Yeah I was blown away they were so surprised about the attack. Wasn’t Netanyahu on trial for corruption? Is that still going to happen?
Haha! We are all ignorant asking ignorant questions. We just make the best guesses we can given what we think we know, and we talk amongst ourselves to learn more.... to "think in groups" as Jordan Peterson put it I believe.
Yeah Israel was almost at a civil war I heard. They had real trouble electing a government. Netanyahu was under investigation for corruption and apparently he corrupted the judges too, to try to wiggle out of the corruption charges. I heard the only way he could stay in power is under emergency powers, but that required an emergency, and hence there is speculation that he created the emergency so he could stay in power.
But I do not think he intended for 1000 Israelis to be killed. A smaller emergency would have sufficed.
But sometimes I think maybe he needed a real big emergency to have enough of an excuse to bomb the F out of Gaza without getting too off-sides with the U.S.
Thanks I appreciate that and the info
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