08-03-2006, 04:23 PM
Quote:I think that might be the crux of it. Hezzbollah gains adherents and thereby political power by showing "success" which can be the form of a rocket killing Isreali's in Haifa, or the Isreali military response to rockets. Hezzbollah is striking their political blows against the legitimate government in Beirut, by attacking Isreal.And by showing the Lebanese government in Beirut as powerless to stop either them, or the Israeli's. I saw an interesting article the other day, said most of the officers in the Lebanese army are Druse, Christian, and Sunni, and about 70% of the soldiers/ranks are Shia.
No wonder they aren't all that effective, given where loyalties tend to lie at the visceral level.
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete