Posted on 07/09/2010 3:17:08 PM PDT by edpc
Israel will suffer tremendous casualties in another war, Hizbullah's deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Friday in an interview with Syrian television cited by Press TV.
"If the result of the July [2006] war was a failure to the Israelis, then Israel would suffer a big loss in its next aggression," Qassem was quoted as saying.
Qassem's remarks came on the fourth anniversary of Israel's Second Lebanon War and were considered a response to the IDF's recent declassification and release of high-quality intelligence of Hizbullah positions in southern Lebanon. Many interpreted the IDF's publicizing of the intelligence as an attempt both to deter Hizbullah attacks and to prepare the Israeli public for a future war should it be deemed necessary.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
Seems like they're more than just being prudent.
I neglected to add link and source as Jerusalem Post.
I never thought Israel lost the war. They just lost the PR Battle.
Israel will suffer tremendous casualties in another war, Hizbullah's deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem
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