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Originally Posted by Sly
I think you and I are sort of on the same page.
I think... Israel is making the right decisions in a military sense but not in a political sense. The political backlash, the children now joining up with Hezbollah, and the brother Arab nations turning their support to Hezbollah is going to really strain things in the Middle East even more.
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Exactly, except for one thing: even in a military sense, Israel is not making the right decisions. The current campaign is aimed at "destroying" Hezbollah, the possibility of which is a dangerous illusion.
Since Hezbollah is a terrorist group rather than a traditional army, it is virtually impossible to cause them severe damage, much less destroy them, through traditional military means. They have little land and few buildings to defend, and can easily "disappear" among the population. To disarm them, strong support from within Lebanon is essential. That can only be achieved through political means, by boosting the antipathy most Lebanese feel (I hope "feel" is still the right word, and has not changed to "felt") towards Hezbollah, and by gaining strong international support.