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Israels political opposition has largely aligned with the government on the war effort against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. But on Thursday, the parliamentary opposition leader, Yair Lapid, issued a stark warning about the militarys ability to carry out its missions in light of a severe manpower shortage.
The government has sent the military to fight a multi-front war without a strategy, without the means, and with too few soldiers, Lapid said in a televised address. He said that Israels military chief of staff had warned ministers on Wednesday that the military was struggling to mobilize reservists after more than two years of war, and that active-duty soldiers were facing total collapse. The remarks, attributed to Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, were not made publicly. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/26/world/iran-war-israel-trump-oil
Chakaconcarne
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(25,801 posts)harumph
(3,258 posts)usonian
(25,143 posts) They are already "trained" (in random violence against civilians. Checks one box)
Bonespur "victims" have already been weeded out.
They are already government employees and must go where assigned. (saves TONS of paperwork)
They already have weapons, and unspent budget money.
They already have swell masks to protect from radioactive dust that bombing reactors creates.
They (probably) already have military haircuts, and (this is big)
Their kill to loss ratio is infinite.
Even the Danes agree!
