Reply #27: You really don't understand combat, do you?

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just how did the IDF know that there was only the one sniper? Did the Lebanese army tell the IDF what their plans were?

Secondly, was that sniper in plain view so the IDF had a clean shot at him? If not, just how were they to stop him from killing more Israelis? They do what every army is trained to do - they hose down the area with machine guns to make the sniper keep his head down while they recover their killed and wounded.

You have a childish view of combat - just because the Lebanese army only used a single sniper does not mean the IDF couldn't use all the fire power they had to protect their troops. It is not a game. If the Lebanese army wants to start a war, they don't get to say just how hard the IDF hits back.