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IDF Evacuation Strategy Succeeding
(Jerusalem Post) Arieh O'Sullivan - As the IDF wound up the first day of the Gaza evacuation, an initial critique shows the doctrine of using overwhelming might together with compassionate angst and strong persuasion appears to have been a success. The scenes of security personnel carting off screaming youth were actually quite rare, but prominently photographed during the first day of the forced evacuation. Most of the settlers chose or were persuaded to leave on their own. Some asked to be carried out and the forces complied. The IDF allocated weeks for the evacuation, but after just one day, nearly all of the settlers are out or on the verge of leaving. The sight of columns of disciplined soldiers and police lining streets was aimed at driving home the total futility in attempting to resist evacuation.