August 6, 2006

A Disciplined Hezbollah Surprises Israel With Its Training, Tactics and Weapons - New York Times

A Disciplined Hezbollah Surprises Israel With Its Training, Tactics and Weapons - New York Times

Finally, some detailed analysis of the Hezbollah military strategies and tactics. They seem well prepared, but Israel will eventually kill most of the active fighters unless they decide to morph into 'civilians.'

They will gain a bright reputation in the Arab world and unfortunately encourage others to mimic their discipline. The comparison with Hamas and the Palestinians is particularly interesting.

“They have staff work and they do long-term planning, something the Palestinians never do,” he said. “They watch for two months to note every detail of their enemy. They review their operations — what they did wrong, how the
enemy responded. And they have flexible tactics, without a large hierarchical
command structure.”

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