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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Inside Hezbollah, big miscalculations |
| 2006-10-08 |
| Militia leaders caught off guard by scope of IsraelÂ’s response in war |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #3 This article confirms what I wrote back in August: IsraelÂ’s Sour Victory: No Flag-Raising at Bint Jbeil August 18, 2006 "There is little doubt that IsraelÂ’s political leaders half-assed this war, to quote Fox News military analyst, Col. David Hunt. Perhaps the left-of-center Olmert government was not prepared to wage a war of brutal outcomes over a kidnapping incident. If so, it should have settled for a prisoner exchange and be done with it. HezbÂ’allahÂ’ tipped its hand early, clearly fighting a war of fixed positions, at least along the Lebanese border. The IDF should have responded with overwhelming, concentrated infantry-led attacks followed by armor in support against the hilltop, border town areas. It did no such thing, instead choosing to attack in a piecemeal, limited fashion with vulnerable tanks in the lead. At least the IDF avoided the siren calls for a Blitzkrieg to the Litani River and beyond." |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-10-08 13:41 |
| #2 Also on the front page of the WaPo - here |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-08 12:32 |
| #1 good post, and surprisingly balanced for a WaPo/MSNBC article. Hezbollah got their ass kicked, but they survived due to the fecklessness and utter stupidity of the Israeli brass and that tool Olmert |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-08 11:03 |