Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Israel's new war
I found these two articles on the new war in the middle east. Both are from Israel, both are highly critical on the war.
The first questions the morality of Israel's incursion into Lebanon.
The other article questions the invasion from a tactical standpoint. The author, Yoel Marcus, points out that Israel is not fighting smart and Israelis are begining to sense this as well.
Money quotes:
Jax
The first questions the morality of Israel's incursion into Lebanon.
There's practically a holy consensus right now that the war in the North is a just war and that morality is on our side. The bitter truth must be said: this holy consensus is based on short-range selective memory, an introverted worldview, and double standards.In the end it is a damning inditement of Israel's conduct.
The other article questions the invasion from a tactical standpoint. The author, Yoel Marcus, points out that Israel is not fighting smart and Israelis are begining to sense this as well.
Money quotes:
A country that stood up to seven Arab nations in the War of Independence, a war of the "few against the many," with an army that pulverized the invading forces of three Arab nations in the span of six days, is now facing an embarrassing role reversal: a war of the "many against the few" in which Israel is on the floorboards.
Instead of an army that is small but smart, we are catching glimpses of an army that is big, rich and dumb.
Jax
