Posted on 08/04/2006 5:59:50 AM PDT by IrishMike
Hezbollah and its foreign sponsors deserve credit: They understand the perverse psychology of the Middle East. They knew they could launch a war against Israel and then have Israel get the blame for the devastation that inevitably would follow. They knew also that if Israel failed to respond forcefully to their ground and missile attacks, they could say Israel was cowardly. And if Israel did respond forcefully, they could say Israel was a bully, its response “disproportionate” — even while insisting that Israel was doing them no serious damage.
They knew they could target Israeli civilians and hide combatants and weapons behind Lebanese civilians — in homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques. Even so, whenever Lebanese women and children were killed, they could accuse Israel of “war crimes.”
Give Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran credit for this, too: They understand the equally perverse psychology of Europe, the U.N. and the “international community.” Two years ago, U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559 demanded that Hezbollah disarm. Hezbollah refused to comply. In response, the international community shrugged its collective shoulders.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has been taking delivery of increasingly advanced weaponry from Syria and Iran — while U.N “peacekeepers” in southern Lebanon avert their gaze.
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
Exactly...that's why we gotta kill as many of them as possible as soon as possible...
As the weaker military force, they are reduced to playing manipulative mindgames.
Their biggest weapon is the fear they can induce on the world. Once you call their bluff, they can't fight back except to lob rockets and bomb indiscriminately. An army that has no uniform, that wears masks to conceal their identity, that no nation will admit to supporting, is no match for a well organized military such as our own.
The louder they yell - the closer we are to defeating them.
...As the weaker military force, they are reduced to playing manipulative mindgames.
Even the US military uses these tactics, but for terrorists it is a weapon, used very successfully, aided and abetted by a very willing accomplice ... the MEDIA.
The US military uses these "tactics", however truth is a standard.
Yes, and the MSM is their method of dissemination; a very willing partner as we have seen.
...The US military uses these "tactics", however truth is a standard.
Absolutely, and with the Hezzies and other terrorists it is pure propaganda and spin.
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The same with the left, or to use the now verboten word - Communists, who use lies and deception while employing surrogates to do the dirty work. No-rules (evil) will always defeat rules (good) unless there is a consensus behind enforcing the rules.
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