[Pantera]

"After the Lebanon screw-up...I'm not as confident they will as I once was."

Looking back I think there may have been an unstated goal that was met with the Lebanon battle. Maybe they were softening up Hezbollah last year for the upcoming action this year. Just a thought.

[blam]

"Maybe they were softening up Hezbollah last year for the upcoming action this year. "

Nah. Why would they plan to have two engagements when one good one would have done the job.