Probably.
However, that was also probably based on the PM's belief that the Israeli population in general would be averse to casualties. If twice the casualties had been suffered, but Hezbollah had been for all intents and purposes removed from Southern Lebanon, then I think that the Israeli population would have considered the results a fair trade.
Hezbollah did get soundly drubbed, despite Nasrallah's proclamations to the contrary once he came out of the hole he'd been cowering in. But it evidently wasn't enough of a win to satisfy the Israeli public. And Hezbollah wasn't beaten badly enough to keep them from going back to their old tricks (which is probably why it wasn't enough for the Israeli public) - although they'll probably try to avoid kidnapping any Israeli soldiers for at least a few years.
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Subject : Re: [gundam] WTF: Gundam 00?
Date : Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:15:38 -0400
From : "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To : [email protected]
Joseph Riggs wrote:
> Israel bungled the strategy badly, though. The Israeli Air Force generals convinced the
> Prime Minister that the war could be won from the air. He made the mistake of believing
Hmm... riddle me this. What's the number one reason PM made that
mistake of believing the Air Force? Was there not a (ground) Army
general who had the strategic insight of a Joseph Riggs? Assuming it
wasn't a stupid reason like PM's son was dating an Air Force daughter,
then it must be ....
Aversion to casualties?
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Dr. Core
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