You make a terrific case that Hamas leadership knew what they were doing, but I have a nagging suspicion that they exceeded on Oct 7 beyond their wildest imaginations, as the dog that caught the car. I think they also expected Hezbollah to unleash their thousands of rockets, which did not happen.
You might be right - it's like when you play golf and you know if you can hit your drive to get it to bounce off the cart path and get and 50 yards and you actually do, set yourself up for an eagle, and get it
You make a terrific case that Hamas leadership knew what they were doing, but I have a nagging suspicion that they exceeded on Oct 7 beyond their wildest imaginations, as the dog that caught the car. I think they also expected Hezbollah to unleash their thousands of rockets, which did not happen.
You might be right - it's like when you play golf and you know if you can hit your drive to get it to bounce off the cart path and get and 50 yards and you actually do, set yourself up for an eagle, and get it