In 1863 General Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The siege began on May 25. Forty days later, in a state of starvation, the confederate defenders surrendered. It was one of the great victories of the Civil War, celebrated to this day.
Grant was damn lucky that his Commander-in-Chief was Abraham Lincoln. If it had been Joe Biden, Grant would have been ordered to send supplies to the fortress so that “innocent civilians” would not be discomfited. The President would have derided Grant for being “extreme” and “over the top”. President Joe would have ordered the building of a special pier, at great expense, so that an adequate flow of supplies could be shipped to the town. If Joe Biden had been President the siege of Vicksburg might well be going on to this day, with the defenders standing on the ramparts mocking, jeering, and mooning the besiegers.
At the outset of the war in Gaza the Israelis began carrying out standard siege tactics, tactics that have worked successfully for thousands of years. Deny the enemy resources—food, water, fuel, etc.—until they have no choice but to surrender. But President Joe wants to be loved by all sides. So he shipped arms to the Israelis while shipping supplies to the “innocent civilians”—in reality, to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. If he’d allowed the siege to proceed in the normal fashion, like the siege of Vicksburg it would have been over in about 40 days. The rotten tooth would have been pulled and it would now be a fading memory. Instead, the war looks likely to drag on indefinitely and his left-wing, Jew-hater pals have taken to calling the President “Genocide Joe”. The man who wants to be loved by everyone is detested by both sides.
There’s a way out of this impasse. It’s not too late. Dear President Joe: Give siege a chance!