[jeffers]

Very good stuff, a "must read" for the interested, Iranian and Syrian connections to Hezbollah, arms transfers, ranges, suspected intentions, meetings as late as a week ago, etc:

http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060715_hezbollah.pdf

[sageb1]

Thank you.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Good read. The UAV's not initially being picked up over Israel is concerning. I admit I had visions of skies full of UAV's in the future.

[bnelson44]

Most sources indicate that the size of the IRGC training and liaison forces with Hezbollah dropped in recent years, as the Hezbollah cut back on its time cadres to levels of about 500-600 full time fighters, although estimates put the number at anywhere from 300 to 1,200. There are at least several thousand "reserves," but most have little real training and experience.

So this thing is saying Israel is fighting a couple of thousand ill trained Hezbollah thugs? Or am I reading it wrong?