Posted on 08/01/2006 6:18:07 AM PDT by Dark Skies
BTTT....interesting reading.
(Thunderous applause!)
If the Hezbollah fortifications were so in-depth near the border... why not an amphibious landing further up the Lebanese coast? Choke-points can always be vaulted.
GO IDF!
Great article! This is the first article that I have seen that actually shows that Israel is doing exactly what they have done in the past -- use their knowledge of their enemy to the fullest advantage. I have never believed that the Islamonazis could outsmart the IDF/IAF but you wouldn't know that from the reports of "...I think Israel underestimated their opponent.." or "...Israel didn't know what Hizbollah was doing (lack of HUMINT)..."
Hey Hezzies - uh, no offense meant, but I hope that the bunker busters seal all of your worthless butts in those caves and tunnels so that there won't be ANY POWs. Hopefully, you'll spend your last days suffering unimaginable thirst and hunger waiting for a rescue that will never come.
Israel will chip away, using her superior firepower, soldiers, and leadership to render Hezbollah a defeated Islamist terrorist group.
I pray that this is so!
Allah is on Israel's side.
Or the islamic allah is Satan...G-d has His chosen people.
According to whom?
I believe the air campaign is accomplishing much the same thing, without putting IDF troops at risk.
Plus, we are not talking about the USMC here; I am not certain that Israel has the sealift capacity for a divisional or even brigade sized amphibious operation.
Air mobile is another story, but even our army is moving away from massed airmobile assaults in this day of man - portable SAM's and RPG's. Think "Blackhawk Down" on a divisional scale -- massed airmobile assaults are a fine way to get a lot of your own troops KIA in a big hurry.
. “‘This battle against Hezbollah is going to last,’ Avi Dichter, Israel’s public security minister” informed reporters. “‘We’re not in any hurry.’”
Needs to be repeated often...............
May God Bless the IDF
Great article! I had been wondering why Israel wasn't making any distance on the ground. This explains it.
Those who want a cease fire are either at ground zero or they are pro-criminal/Iran/Syria/Hezbollah/JimmyCarter/Kafi Annan/Communist/One World/Islamofascist, - knowingly or unwittingly.
Excellent read! So many here (with zero actual ground facts) were second guessing the Israeli generals, "They're screwing up. They're fighting PC and will lose", blah,blah, blah. They know what they are doing. BRAVO IDF! BRAVO!
Excellent analysis...Grind up all Hezballah like so much vermin that they are. This is time for "El Degüello" - "No quarter will be given" because we know these murderous scum do not give mercy either. These vermin must be eradicated. How long will we allow our forbearance to be abused and mocked?
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