The Kuhner Report 10/11/2023 [FULL SHOW] Biden confirms Americans taken hostage by Hamas terrorists. Should US special forces involve to rescue them?

TOPICS: Joe Biden confirms that Americans are among hostages and that 14 Americans were killed by Hamas terrorists. As the days drag on since Hamas terrorists launched an attack on Israel, pressure is building for the U.S. and Israel to help the scores of hostages believed to be held by Hamas across Gaza. Should U.S. special forces involve to rescue them?

National security adviser Jake Sullivan alluded to the possibility of hostage negotiations, saying Biden «has proven in country after country his willingness to go further than any other president has gone before to secure the release and bring those people home. He is going to try to do that in this case as well».

While the U.S. has also offered intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support to Israel's special operations forces, critics of the administration like former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have called for a more direct approach. However, the sheer scale of the current situation would demand nothing short of large-scale military operation, according to one official, and although circumstances could quickly change, the administration doesn't currently assess that a targeted rescue mission is feasible.

For its part, Israel has made no secret of its preparations for a ground assault on Gaza, and sources say the administration doesn't anticipate that Israel will wait on a resolution for the hostage situation before launching the operation if it ultimately decides to carry it out.