In a heated exchange on the Triggernometry podcast, Konstantin Kisin presses comedian and podcaster Dave Smith on what Israel should have done after the October 7 attacks.

Kisin sets aside historical debates and asks directly: What should Israel have done on October 8?

Smith suggests Netanyahu should have resigned in disgrace and advocates for targeted assassinations and special operations instead of large-scale military action, comparing Gaza to a Native American reservation under occupation.

Kisin challenges the feasibility of a "police action" against tens of thousands of armed jihadists in a dense urban area, pointing out that no country would treat such an invasion with mere policing

.Smith insists Israel could have used precision tactics as in the past, while Kisin highlights the unprecedented scale of the threat and the realities of urban warfare against a militarized terrorist group embedded among civilians.

How Dave Smith was defeated:
Kisin used Socratic questioning to expose the impracticality of Smith's "police action" proposal. By forcing Smith to confront the logistics of handling 40-50,000 armed jihadists without major military force, and drawing parallels to how any nation (including the US) would respond to a similar attack, Kisin left Smith repeating historical grievances without offering a realistic alternative. Smith appeared visibly stuck when pressed on specifics.

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