One of my favorite bloggers, Bill Roggio---who hangs out these days at the Counterterrorism Blog---is keeping track of the IDF offensive.Bill is the kinda blogger who, in the near past, raised money to embed in Iraq and Afghanistan. He calls 'em as he sees 'em. Anyway, he and I are both disappointed that the Israeli Government waited for Hezbollah to recover and set up defenses before authorizing a ground campaign to the Litani River---which could fizzle out politically as it is. Stand-off air campaigns against people who want to die fighting are not very threatening.
The initial response should have begun (this is strategy, the realm of amateurs) with a strike to the Bekaa Valley with the flanks protected by air assets, a la Patton's sweep through Southern Germany. Hezbollah will be victorious if they stay alive and make more news videos.
The Litani River should be a place to fall back to with peacekeepers left behind in all of southern Lebanon.
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