two. my gut reflex when i heard this because this is beyond the pale this invasion. no matter what, there is no justification. was to kind of say, no, we have to go maximum on the sanction, no, i m going to pull back and i m going to trust the administration. we ve been playing this hand very carefully and they have a strategic thing, objective also to keep europe together. europe is horrified by this. i m going to pull back my initial impulse that sanctioned them and all and, last, i am against putting the talk about putting u.s. and nato boots on the ground, which will give, it will be like putting a red flag in front of the russian and given the justification to really, really get crazy. this is pretty crazy. so, i think now it s anaconda and sanctions stifling sanctions and political isolation and how
know, really how expansive this can get. let s listen, though, to something israel defense forces spokesman said this week about israel s military strategy and we ll talk on the other side mpl we re trying to take out the rocket launching capabilities. we re trying to strike the command and control facilities of hamas. this is a clear design crafted mission. it s not something we re just doing out of a gut reflex. let me ask you, general, is this strategy working? well, it s not working extremely well, but i think you ve seen in the past, christi, that every time israel counters the rocket launchers, there s a period of that where the israeli civilians are living in much more severe condition. you mentioned the rocket ranges as well. this is something that the
including children. but israel says it s only targeting militants. trying to take out the rocket launching capabilities. we are trying to strike the command and control facilities of hamas. this is i would say a clear design, crafted mission. it s not something we re just doing out of a gut reflex. israel says hamas has fired about 700 rockets into israel, some of which have been destroyed by israel s iron-dome defense system. now israelis have been killed in the attacks. lax safety protocols at the cdc has forced it to close two research labs. that s the result of an investigation into the possible exposure of lab workers to the deadly bacteria anthrax in june. the investigation found a second undisclosed problem involving the deadly bird flu.
over from gaza. we are trying to control that. we are trying to take out the rocket launching capabilities. we re trying to strike the command and control facilities of hamas. it s a tough question. we have to be patient. this is a clear design crafted mission. it s not something we re just doing out of a gut reflex. i think a great credit goes to the iron dome missile defense system that actually gives that ability to the decision makers here to our leadership to sit back, look at the situation, and judge what is best for israel. lieutenant colonel peter lerner, we ll stay in close touch with you. thank you for joining us. let s get the other side right now. the chief palestinian negotiator is joining us from the west bank. he s joining us on the phone