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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Special IDF units prepping for Lebanon incursion if war with Hezbollah
2012-04-09
The view from Ha'aretz, proud to be the New York Times of Israel.
Ground forces are expected to contribute much more than in 2006, when Israel relied mainly on the IAF, which would entail much more intense urban warfare.

Officers say the Israel Air Force would destroy targets like training bases and rocket-launching pads within a few days, based on the intelligence gathered by the Israel Defense Forces. But this would not be enough, so a ground offensive would be necessary.

"When you stick an [Israeli] flag [on enemy territory], there's no question who won," says a high-ranking officer who requested anonymity. "You need to seize a geographic space. This is the only way the concept of victory can be established."
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Iran + Proxies may wanna make sure US Economic Inidcators go up this summer so that the pro-Diplomacy, anti-Iran War Bammer can win re-election in November.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-04-09 00:58  

#1  No point in holding Arab ground. Better to either displace the arabs from said ground to create a buffer or hand the territory over to someone that can be dealt with. In either cases the Israel's should have plans and implement them immediately so they can pull out before the manufactured atrocities start being created.

I would suggest beginning with a series of assassinations of high priority individuals the way Al Queda hampered the Northern Alliance in the days prior to Sept 11.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2012-04-09 00:14  

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