I read the delay of the invasion would give Hamas more time to set booby traps
and place hostages next to the traps:
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/05/29/three-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-booby-trapped-gaza-building/delay was/is a military mistake
VDH recently had podcast that Eisenhower removing Patton and caving in to the ego of Montgomery resulted in the battle of the bulge.
Montgomery MO was to advance a small amount the dig in , advance then dig in.
Patton was full speed ahead no delay.
The delay gave Nazis time to mount the offense later labelled battle of the bulge
the "bulge" describing their push through a weak gap in the allied lines.
This VDH guy is really something. He writes two or more articles a week as well as his books.
He is writing machine.
Like Katherine tells me , real true writers can write and write and write.