Tuesday
Aug082006
Hizbullah's military prowess
Issandr El Amrani
Interesting story in the WaPo on Israeli soldiers' perception of Hizbullah:
"You really can't underestimate the Hezbollah," said Tyler, 20, a member of the army's Nahal Brigade. "They are the masters of the field. They know the area better than us. They know where to hide and when to move. They always know where we are."It's shock-full of quotes like the one above that make Hizbullah soldiers sound like an army of Rambos. There's a myth of invincibility being created that's going to live way beyond this war and that probably gives an exaggerated view of what Hizbullah is capable of, which is really not that much -- it's just that the Israelis have not fought such a competent guerrilla group before.
Reader Comments (8)
It is just a matter of time before Hizbollah is dealt the final blow.they are not a band of ninjas, but rather, a crop of out of mind psycopaths travelling on the road to 'Kigali'.doom is going to be their final adventure.I have been to the mountain top,I can see it come their way.
Actually, I think the Israeli position is more based on racism than anything else. The idea seems to be, they're only Arabs after all,and then, like the US who desperately needs an enemy equal to its own perceived greatness, Hezbollah is turned into some kind of uber-force.
if the israelis fought face to face, there's no doubt the jewish nation would have been wiped off the face of the earth a long time ago. pity they are a bunch of cowards like their american sponsors and use airstikes to bomb women and children. i think hizbollah rocks and i hope i see the incineration of the state of israel in my lifetime.
Fight face to face, huh? If the Israelis are such cowards, than why are the hezbians (aka hezbollah) hiding in schools, hospitals and apt buildings? Why are they running around in underground tunnels and hiding in caves? Why do they shoot rockets from residential yards and than run and hide in the buildings? Why do they hide among civilians? Why do they aim at the most populated areas? Why do they use the media and propoganda, instead of just fighting like men? If they are so strong and fearless, than why don't they come out any fight like the martyrs they claim to be? I know what you're thinking, "but umm the Israeli's have a stronger and more powerful army...". Well then don't pick fights you can't handle!
"probably gives an exaggerated view of what Hizbullah is capable of, which is really not that much"
How can you tell that they're not capable of much in the battlefield? It seems to me that only the Israelis (from what they've seen) and Hizbullahs are able to tell. No one seems to have a clue otherwise.
i believe the truth lies somewhere in between. I dont think israili's are cowards but the fact remains that they are too scared of Hizbollahs especially after being defeated few years back by them and forced to run away from lebanon. So they prefer to bomb them and women and children from air. Israilis dont have any value for an arab or muslim life( may be christian too but am not sure) so they dont care to even kill 100 innocent in the hope and expectation of killing even a single hizbollah connected person. Right now they are paranoid about hizbollah.
No doubt hizbollah's have put in fear even in the eyes of most die hard israili as even after 28 days of unstopped bombing, 15000 armed force on the ground and the might of american army behind, 200 katyusha rockets per day are getting inside the israel border.
At no point, i want to justify the rockets being hurled at innocent civilians but these civilians should leave the northern israil in the same way israel has declared curfew in southern lebanon and they believe they have right to bomb anybody who is moving on the roads.
May God bring peace to the middle east and some sense and fear of God in the hearts of Israilis. May God pardon the Hizbollahs who have killed the innocent civilians.
NOT THAT MUCH! Bull crap Hezbollah has stood toe to toe with Isreal taking and giving blow for blow no one else has ever done this against the US backed puppet terrorist state of Isreal. Even working together the countries of the middle east only were able to stand against Isreal for the whole of six days. Hezbollah has now stood alone against Isreal for 32 days while the so called Muslim countries of the world have stood by and watched in fear of Isreal, had they used this time rather to declare open war against Isreal the oppressors of Palestine most likely would be finally leaving the shores of the land that they have for too long occupied. Rather let us celebrate Hezbollah has the true freedom fighters they are. let us celebrate and tell stories of the deeds of these few who alone stood up when no one else dared. Long after Isreal has turned most of Lebanon into a wasteland it will be Hezbollah who will rebuild the schools, masque, hospitals and the hopes of the people of Lebanon, and to say that Hezbollah hasn't done much! stop smoking your weed and take a reality check, stop buying the politcal propaganda of the jew and its American puppet and open your eyes to what is really going on. Hezbollah has already won this war if not the battles.
I also think Hizbullah is great! And really, who cares what the zionist and their supporters have to say. Like the nazi's before them, the zionist will be brought down from their evil high chairs. :)
On a side note, its clear to most rational people that the israeli occupation soldiers are complete cowards. Everyone with a brain and slight understanding of the region knows this! Their only advantage is their abliity to bomb women and children from their American (made and paid for) war planes. This advantage is quickly slipping away from them as technology changes and as America slips out of the superpower status.
When Zionisms last day comes (10 to 20 years from now), I look forward to seeing humanity coming back to the holy land.