Jan. 21, 2009
"Israel did not want to destroy Hamas. I believe you should have," said Lt.-Gen. Thomas McInerney, a 35-year veteran of the US Air Force and a Fox News military analyst.
"Your leadership is too sensitive about world opinion. I know why Israel didn't [drive deeper into Gaza] - you have an election coming up and a new [US] president taking office, but you need to gain the freedom of operation in Gaza that you have in the West Bank."
Tough words from two US military analysts visiting Israel this week. Both said Israel stopped too soon and should've gone deeper into Gaza.
Lt.-Col. Rick Francona, a former US Air Force intelligence officer in several theaters and military analyst for NBC News, said the cease-fire was "just the end of this round, and that seems to be Israeli policy right now. The best Israel can go for is to manage the conflict until Hamas can be made to go away."
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