I thought that they wanted a ceasefire as of a few days ago? Guess that’s not the case anymore, and they want to continue catching airstrike after airstrike. Have fun with that
So much for an “Israeli victory is imminent /Hezbollah is on its last legs” stuff that I keep seeing people repeating over and over.
If Israel can’t destroy Hamas after 11 months, it’s not realistic to expect a quick victory against Hezbollah.
Both of these groups have been very clear in their analysis of Israeli strengths and vulnerabilities. They’re not trying to defeat Israel in a single glorious battle, they want to let the Israelis overextend and exhaust themselves in pursuit of an unattainable goal of total victory.
An Israeli invasion suits Hezbollah’s goals perfectly- it gives their movement oxygen because the Israelis can be counted upon to kill Lebanese civilians, which helps Hezbollah’s legitimacy. Civilians will blame the people who pulled the trigger, not the intended target of the attack.
If Israel invaded Lebanon and went all the way to Beirut, it would destabilize the country and Hezbollah would probably be the only remaining Lebanese institution left with any legitimacy- they’re happy to let Israel destroy their opposition and leave Hezbollah stronger than before.
When Israel left southern Lebanon in 2006, those Lebanese who collaborated with the Israelis were ostracized as traitors and their political movement essentially collapsed. The Israelis are politically toxic in the region as long as they are associated with Jewish supremacy.
What is this, leader number 4 in the last two weeks? I’ll take what he says more seriously if he remains the leader for longer than his last few predecessors.
Israel has so successfully degraded Hezbollah’s leadership structure at the high and mid levels that I’m surprised there’s even anyone left that wants the top spot, let alone anyone that commands the level of personal loyalty needed to back up his statements.
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I thought that they wanted a ceasefire as of a few days ago? Guess that’s not the case anymore, and they want to continue catching airstrike after airstrike. Have fun with that
So much for an “Israeli victory is imminent /Hezbollah is on its last legs” stuff that I keep seeing people repeating over and over.
If Israel can’t destroy Hamas after 11 months, it’s not realistic to expect a quick victory against Hezbollah.
Both of these groups have been very clear in their analysis of Israeli strengths and vulnerabilities. They’re not trying to defeat Israel in a single glorious battle, they want to let the Israelis overextend and exhaust themselves in pursuit of an unattainable goal of total victory.
An Israeli invasion suits Hezbollah’s goals perfectly- it gives their movement oxygen because the Israelis can be counted upon to kill Lebanese civilians, which helps Hezbollah’s legitimacy. Civilians will blame the people who pulled the trigger, not the intended target of the attack.
If Israel invaded Lebanon and went all the way to Beirut, it would destabilize the country and Hezbollah would probably be the only remaining Lebanese institution left with any legitimacy- they’re happy to let Israel destroy their opposition and leave Hezbollah stronger than before.
When Israel left southern Lebanon in 2006, those Lebanese who collaborated with the Israelis were ostracized as traitors and their political movement essentially collapsed. The Israelis are politically toxic in the region as long as they are associated with Jewish supremacy.
What is this, leader number 4 in the last two weeks? I’ll take what he says more seriously if he remains the leader for longer than his last few predecessors.
Israel has so successfully degraded Hezbollah’s leadership structure at the high and mid levels that I’m surprised there’s even anyone left that wants the top spot, let alone anyone that commands the level of personal loyalty needed to back up his statements.