SofD Lloyd Austin speaking from experience in Iraq said
“The first thing that everyone should know, and I think everybody does know, is that urban combat is extremely difficult. It’s — it goes at a slow pace,” Austin said when asked what lessons he learned from the offensive he led against ISIS in Iraq would apply in Gaza.
“This may be a bit more difficult because of the underground network of tunnels that the — that Hamas has constructed over time, and the fact that they have had a long time to prepare for a fight. So I think you’ll see a fight that’s characterized by a lot of IEDs, a lot of booby traps, and just a really grinding activity going forward,” he explained.
SofD Lloyd Austin speaking from experience in Iraq said
It took some genius to work that out. Waste of space.