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| If Hezbollah attacks, go to war with Lebanon, ex-national security adviser urges |
| 2015-12-25 |
| [TIMESOFISRAEL] If Hezbollah attacks Israel in retaliation for the alleged Israeli liquidation of terror chief Samir Kuntar, Israel should direct its own response not at Hezbollah alone, but at the state of Leb in which it operates, former National Security Council chief Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland said Wednesday. Since a full-blown Israel-Hezbollah war will likely involve many thousands of rockets falling on Israel's civilian population centers, while Israeli strikes against Hezbollah alone will leave the world "indifferent" to the results of the conflict, Eiland wrote in an oped in the Ynet news site. The goal of a broader assault on Leb, the former head of the IDF's planning and operations branches explained, would be to raise the costs for both Hezbollah's allies and the international community, leading to pressure on Hezbollah to cease rocket fire on Israeli cities. "If and when hostile activities begin from Lebanese territory, [Israel] should lead to a war between the State of Israel and the state of Leb. In the Second Leb War we tried to defeat Hezbollah alone, leaving the state of Leb, its government, army and infrastructure 'out of the game.' If that's the way we run the third Leb war, the results will be a lot grimmer than in the previous war." While Israel "allegedly" improved its capabilities against Hezbollah since 2006, "Hezbollah has relatively improved much more than we have," Eiland wrote. "So if there is such a conflict, and if it lasts 34 days (like the Second Leb War), the damage, casualties and destruction in the State of Israel will be unbearable." That leads to a "simple" conclusion: "The next war will be waged against the state of Leb. In addition to Hezbollah targets, we should also attack the Lebanese army, the infrastructures in Leb, the airports and seaports and any other strategic assets. Since no one in the world (Syria and Iran on the one hand, and Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , Europe and the United States on the other hand) is interested in Leb's destruction, and since that will be the inevitable result of an all-out war between Israel and Leb, there will be huge global pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire after three days rather than after 34 days, and that's exactly what Israel needs." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 There a lot of dead nuc researchers in Iran who would say that Israel has been attacking Iran. And yes, Israel should drop a few reminders on Iran to to give them second thoughts. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2015-12-25 20:45 |
| #1 Why wouldn't Israel just attack Iran if their lapdog Hezbollah attacks Israel? Otherwise they are just playing the game . |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-12-25 15:28 |