To: Mount Athos
It's common wisdom to say that the war between Hezbollah and Israel is a regional struggle that also includes Iran and Syria, who have supported and supplied Hezbollah. What seems to be less understood is that this is the first war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel, via Iran's proxy Hezbollah, and that its overarching purpose is to advance Iran's ambitions to export the Islamic revolution throughout the Middle East. This is why Israel shouldn't even refer to "Hezbollah". They should always refer to them as "Iran's proxy army."
For example: "Today the IDF destroyed 18 Iranian-proxy-army rocket launchers..."
10 posted on
08/06/2006 5:49:42 PM PDT by
jennyp
(WHAT I'M READING NOW: Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art , by McConnell)
To: jennyp
There is sufficient evidence that Iranian Revolutionary Guard units are there on the ground fighting alongside Hezbollah against IDF forces.
12 posted on
08/06/2006 5:55:09 PM PDT by
garbageseeker
(It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”Samuel Clemmens)
To: jennyp
This is why Israel shouldn't even refer to "Hezbollah". They should always refer to them as "Iran's proxy army."
For example: "Today the IDF destroyed 18 Iranian-proxy-army rocket launchers..."
Changing the names is cosmetic, the IDF needs to change the targets to downtown Damascus and Tehran. Otherwise those "Iranian-proxy-army" launchers will continue to arrive from Syria and Iran.
26 posted on
08/06/2006 6:40:04 PM PDT by
TomasUSMC
((FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.))
To: jennyp
This is why Israel shouldn't even refer to "Hezbollah". They should always refer to them as "Iran's proxy army." Might help...
34 posted on
08/06/2006 7:02:34 PM PDT by
GOPJ
(Al Gore - the original "Millions Could Die" kind of guy....)
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