Reply #18: Simplistic and unrealistic fantasy given the history of the region

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Note also that Hezbollah has refused to disarm, even to the government of Lebanon. They are in fact an illegal militia without legitimate standing. The are supplied arms and funds from Syria and Iran, without which they would cease to exist.

From what has been published the rocket sites are located by fire finder radars. The issue is not that they have the right location (they do), its whether or not the shooters are still there. That is the crux of the "The US did not do enough" argument. Kill the shooter, and the rockets don't launch. Not sure I agree with all of it, but from a technical perspective, it has considerable merit. The US is much better equipped to monitor areas surreptitiously and destroy irregular forces before they know they are even being observed.

If there was "criminal incompetence" on the part of the IDF, it was the assumption that they could bomb most of the Hezbollah away. Clearly the willingness of Hezbollah to have others killed was underestimated. Even so, the IAF has done a reasonable job of holding down casualties given the amount of ordinance that has been used. Yes there have been a lot of deaths, but not nearly as many as would have been expected. For those making the asinine claim that the IAF is targeting civilians, anyone knowledgeable knows that if they were, the casualties would be in the 10s of thousands.

It should also be noted that the Israeli government may be holding back a bit from the new push that was to have started. It comes from the J-post and Faux, so it is suspect. I expect things will come to a head over the weekend, one way or the other.

Thr above does not mean that the IDF is blameless. I think there is much fault to be found with them, but its not a binary situation. More than enought guilt and blood to go around.