Of course, I'm talking about military success. I'm not sure Clausewitz ever wrote, "War is diplomacy by other means." but its true all the same. I agree that armies are for killing people and breaking things, but that doesn't mean that they should do it willy nilly. Even the huns and mongols had a strategy behind their destruction. I'm not complaining because Israel killed people and broke things. I'm complaining because they didn't kill enough of the right people and break enough of their things.
I believe I understand you. I'm just trying to point out that this was a win for Israel.
They certainly could have won bigger . . . but I'm not sure they could possibly have won a total victory the way you suggest, short of hitting Syria.
When the 'terrorists' are an agent of another country, you can not eliminate them without going to the source.