Saturday, August 05, 2006

Israel soldier's take on the war

Here's an interesting article about what the Israeli soldier's think of the fighting of Hezbollah:

"It was hell. They are really well trained. They're not suckers, they know how to fight," said one, slumped on the pavement. "You're scared the whole time over there. We didn't get any sleep the whole week." There was not a voice of dissent.

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But others, chastened by their experiences north of the border, were less sure. "It's a lose-lose situation," said one. "They're a bunch of terrorists. We are an army. We can never beat them completely because we have to obey certain rules. They operate from within civilian populations, and can do whatever they like."
And now they're talking about another cease fire. So that Hezbollah can stock up on weapons and terrorists to prepare for the next time they decide to kidnap a solider or lob bombs into Israel? Learn from how Israel fought this war and use it against them in the next? How is that in Israel's best interest? We make Israel do what we wouldn't do in the same circumstances.

(Link via Instapundit)