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2006-10-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-08 10:39|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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">Frank G 2006-10-08 11:03|| 2006-10-08 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Also on the front page of the WaPo - here

Posted by Bobby 2006-10-08 12:32|| 2006-10-08 12:32|| Front Page Top

#3 This article confirms what I wrote back in August:

Israels Sour Victory: No Flag-Raising at Bint Jbeil

August 18, 2006

"There is little doubt that Israels 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.

Hezballah 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."

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