The IDF has started a YouTube channel to post videos of their on-going actions again Gaza.  Personally, I feel their decision to neutralize the Gaza threat is long overdue and justified.   Launching rockets into ANY country for no apparent reason is call for action.  Period.  While I agree there are some people who need help understanding why Israel is fighting Hamas,  I’m not sure that YouTube is the way to do it.

What I’m confused about is why the IDF felt a need to post YouTube videos that look like standard guided missile footage from an aircrafts cockpit.  While they’re really bad ass and cool, I don’t particularly see any PR value in them.  I  mean, as far as I can tell, they could be from any battle or country.   I’m no target analysis expert nor do I think most of the civilian population are.

Can anyone actually identify a “weapons smuggling tunnel” or “terror targets” or “weapons stores” in these videos?

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Case in point, now watch a British Tornado in Iraq:

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Can you tell the difference? Neither can I.

The purpose of the IDF YouTube channel is to help people understand Israel’s mission and to prove they’re only targeting legitimate military targets. But who’s to say if it’s true unless you’re an expert at analyzing these things?

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