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Originally Posted by derrida
Obviously the attacks on the logistical infrastructure should continue, just stop the bombing of civilian neighborhoods when the sole objective is to kill a terrorist leader whose precise location is not only unknown but for who it is impossible to confirm the kill due to insufficient ground intel.
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The Israeli airforce has called off bombings where there were too many civilians to take the risk. Otherwise, they have dropped leaflets, and made phone calls in advance giving fair warning to get the hell out.
The problem is that Hezbollah has intentionally chosen these locations so that they could use civilian locations in order to protect themselves. You can't get hezbollah without damaging those locations and unfortunately harming civilians who option to stay despite warnings to leave.
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The idea is to bust down doors or enter bunkers and kill hezzbollah members. And there would be enough of them to fend off attack until the airforce can make strafing runs on enemy positions.
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This is precisely what the IDF is preparing to do, but you can't dismiss the significance of what Israel has already done to Hezbollah. The fact that everyone is surprised that Israel couldn't wipe out Hezbollah in a week is a testament to the Israeli military, but certainly not realistic.
Do you think going village to village, door to door won't cost innocent lives? Allow me to introduce you to my friend Iraq. Hezbollah will be wearing 8 year olds like an 80's sweater. The bombings have been very precise, and targeted.
The bottom line is Lebanon has no control over the southern portion of their country. They've allowed a political party to build a state within a state. If Hezbollah wants to make their own Islamo-fascist separatist version of Lebanon, well more power to them. But it's in the interest of LEBANON to root these elements out, and thus far they haven't done a damn thing. Cab drivers are charging 100% times more than normal to relocate people, and what does the Lebanese government do? Why aren't they assisting with evacuations, or defending their own nation, doing
something?
If they could control their own elements, and would stop a militia from using their land to declare war on Israel, the bombings wouldn't have happened.