FARAAN: News: In his speech in California on Sunday, the US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin said: “In this type of war, the civilian population is the center of gravity, and if you throw civilians into the arms of your enemy, more fighters will attack you and thus tactical victory will be replaced by strategic defeat.
Analysis:
Austin’s warning that Israel could suffer a strategic setback in Gaza if it does not protect civilians came a day after US Vice President Kamala Harris said: “The extent of civilian suffering and the images and video clips coming out of Gaza is shocking and international and humanitarian laws must be respected.”
In the same context, the words of John Kirby, the spokesman of the American National Security Council, were raised that the American government has sent messages to “Israel” to reduce civilian casualties, he added: “We believe that they have accepted our messages regarding this issue and they try to minimize civilian casualties.”
Observers do not need evidence to consider these American statements “about Israel’s support for Palestinian civilians in Gaza” as an attempt to deceive the world public opinion into thinking that the United States is concerned about the safety of civilians in Gaza. Meanwhile, it has become clear to the world that if it were not for the full support of America, Israel would not have been able to massacre about 16,000 Palestinian civilians, 80% of whom were children and women, bury thousands of others under the rubble, and more than destroy half of the houses in Gaza and start a holocaust in Gaza that history has not seen. And even above this, the direct involvement of America in this aggression has prevented the intervention of any other party in the world to stop this holocaust.
The public opinion of the world no longer believes the lies of the members of the American government about the protection of civilians, but what it sees with its eyes on the ground. This is because the United States has increased its military presence in the region of Southwest Asia, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean, through the deployment Aircraft carriers, amphibious units, naval reconnaissance units, submarines equipped with guided missiles, integrated air defense and missile defense forces, fighters and aerial bombers. And at the same time, it has provided Israel with military assistance including air defense systems and many ammunitions, which has not stopped since October 7.
Public opinion asks Austin, Harris and Kirby: If you really care about civilian life, “Israel” will drop bombs weighing 2,000 kilograms each and completely destroy residential complexes with everyone in them. Where did he get it from? Where did “Israel” bring more than several tons of explosives to drop on the people of Gaza? Before all this, who has allowed the wild monster of Israel to commit so many crimes and violate the laws of all international forums, especially the United Nations and international courts?
It is noteworthy that even these false and hypocritical statements of the United States angered the war criminals in Washington, led by the Zionist American Senator Lindsey Graham, who criticized the statements of Austin and Harris about the civilians of Gaza and said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that Israel cannot isolate civilians in its attacks.
He described Austin as gullible and said his trust in him had been completely destroyed. Addressing Austin, this American Zionist senator justified the killing of Gazan children by Israel and said: “Do you know what Palestinians study in schools? The notion that Israel has radicalized the people of Gaza in various ways is ridiculous. The reason so many Palestinians are dying is because Hamas wants to kill them. If there is a better way to reduce civilian casualties, tell me and I will tell Israel.”
