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Imagine a vast organization operated by thousands of people, every hour of every day, without interruption. It performs thousands of actions, many at very high risk, and the success of each depends on the personal performance of its corps of system operators. For more than two years, it has been functioning at high intensity, pushing the limits of its capabilities in unprecedented ways, and, contrary to all known statistical expectations in its field, it has never failed – not even once.
Allow me to introduce the Israeli Air Force. This branch of the IDF did, of course, fail to defend the Gaza envelope on October 7, and that must not be glossed over or minimized. But that failure was not operational. Rather, it was in its non-deployment, and that is a matter for a different discussion.
The Israeli Air Force carries out thousands of sorties over enemy territory – in nearby arenas (Gaza and Lebanon) and in very distant ones (Yemen, Iraq, and Iran). And always, without exception, “our planes returned safely.” This is an astonishing achievement. It is not “just” a matter of flawless performance under enemy fire. It reflects – and this is the central point – the........