Topic: Limitations of Airpower; bombing Hezbollah will not work

mmarsh · August 1st, 2006

Cooler King

Good post. I will add one point. You dont win a war by fighting on your enemies terms, you win a war by forcing the enemy to fight on yours. Throughtout history this has been proven true from the Romans smashing up the Greek phanlaxes with their pila, to the English longbow victory over the French Heavy Cavalry to the Vietcong's guerilla war against the French and later US.

This is precisely the lesson Hezbollah is using to its advantage. By stationing the Katushya in civilian areas the are forcing the Isrealis to strike there, which in turn kills lots of Lebanese civilians (Hezbollah doesnt care about civilians), which further enrages the Arab world against Isreal which is precisely what Hezbollah wants.

August 1st, 2006
mmarsh Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	Cooler King Good post. I will add one point. You dont win a war by fighting on your enemies terms, you win a war by forcing the enemy to fight on yours. Throughtout history this has been proven true from the Romans smashing up the Greek phanlaxes with their pila, to the English longbow victory over the French Heavy Cavalry to the Vietcong's guerilla war against the French and later US. This is precisely the lesson Hezbollah is using to its advantage. By stationing the Katushya in civilian areas the are forcing the Isrealis to strike there, which in turn kills lots of Lebanese civilians (Hezbollah doesnt care about civilians), which further enrages the Arab world against Isreal which is precisely what Hezbollah wants. __________________ "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch I get this question a lot. I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work for the Paris Office of a International company. Last edited by mmarsh; August 1st, 2006 at 13:37.