Israel’s lack of vision in multi-fronted war may be fatally exposed
Israel’s lack of vision in multi-fronted war may be fatally exposed
After Iranian strikes damage bases and IDF take casualties in Lebanon, experts say Israel’s military doctrine could be found wanting
As Israelis approached the beginning of the high holy days last week on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the news began to circulate. Several IDF units fighting on the border with Lebanon had taken casualties in at least two different locations. Soldiers had died in combat, and many were wounded.
The confirmation of the wounded and dead, if not the circumstances served as a stark reminder for Israelis of the blows that come in war, even as Israel’s punishing air offensive has killed hundreds of Lebanese and wounded more. The soldiers’ deaths came after two weeks in which Israel struck a series of blows against Hezbollah, including the assassination of the group’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and most of the top leadership.
Underlining that sense of hazard was another story that revealed itself slowly last week: how the wave of Iranian missiles launched against Israel had not been as inconsequential as initially claimed by Israel’s leadership, and instead shown that a large-scale strike could not only overwhelm Israel’s anti-missile defences but thatTehran could accurately explode warheads on the targets it was aiming for, in this case several military bases.
All of which raises serious questions as Israel prepares for a “significant” military response to Iran for the its missile attack.
It's okay, Israel might suffer long-term consequences, but at least Netanyahu will stay out of jail a few more months, and that's what counts.
Israel is, counting on America to join their wars. Which they probably will, the neocons want it as much as the Netanyahu. The Wolfowitz Doctrine is alive and well.
America won't join until after the election. And only if Trump wins. Joining the war now would be catastrophic for the Democrats and would really damage Harris chance of winning. Netanyahu knows this, and that is why he launched the invasion of Lebanon so close to the election. He wants Trump more than Harris. It's also the big reason why Iran doesn't want to escalate. They really don't want Trump to win, for their own sake.
Thing is, we've seen with Ukraine that the US/West doesn't have the industrial capacity to wage a long term war, and the military will for a land war is lacking.
Yeah, "lack of vision", that's definitely the problem.
The "vision" of the Israeli government has been clear for quite a while, now: Israeli ownership and settlement of the entire region, achieved by killing off or convincing to leave everyone that's already there.