IDF intelligence chief: Israel's next war will see heavy casualties - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel NewsIn a final meeting at the Knesset, outgoing Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin warned on Tuesday that Israel's next war would be fought on several fronts - causing far heavier damage and casualties than other recent conflicts.
Israel was currently enjoying a period of relative quiet, Yadlin said. But its enemies were rearming and now posed the greatest threat to the country since the 1970s. A new war would be far deadlier than Israel's last two, relatively short, conficts in Lebanon in 2006 and Gaza in 2008-9.
While Syria had failed to acquire Russian S-300 missiles, seen by Israel as the greatest potential threat to its aircraft, Damascus had improved its defense systems enough to push the military balance with Israel "back to the 1970s", Yadlin said.
In farewell meeting at the Knesset, Gen. Amos Yadlin says next conflict will hit Israel far harder than recent wars in Lebanon and Gaza - and hints for first the time at Israeli involvement in a 2007 strike on a nuclear plant in Syria.
IDF intelligence chief: Israel's next war will see heavy casualties - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
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One can only hope that Israel will be willing to fight a total war next time. Their opponents do it each war. Israel can no longer fight for a limited win. They will be blamed by the world anyway, might as well fix the problem for a number of decades. Beirut and Damascas need to be destroed or this will go on forever.
This is complete garbage. The notion that Israel's only mistake is going too easy on its opponents is why most people outside Israel are so disillusioned with that government and its supporters. Israel has not been faced with total war and that is just a joke to suggest that they have. However, its opponents have often seen their territories razed to the ground. A consistent policy of Israel has been to overreact. I do not doubt that Israel might go further in the next war than it has ever gone before, but that is not something to be encouraged or cheered. For heaven's sake, these are human beings we are talking about!
The only thing that the Military gets it's rocks off on more than waging war is procuring money to increase the technology and gadgets at its disposal. This sounds like a pre-budget review speech to me.
Why would the retireing general care about the budget? And if this is the case why would he state that the chances for a 3rd intifada are low?
Yes Israeli citizens are also human beings, which I don't seem to ever hear from the likes of you.
The fact that the combined Arab armies were not able to destroy Israel in 1967 ot 1973 is not for lack of trying.
I am not sure why you are disengenuous about this but it clear from all of your writings you have a one sided view.
It is also garbage to not take understand the war Hezbellah intends to wage when Iran pulls their chain. Those 40,000 missles will not be fired solely at military targets but will attempt to kill as many Israelu cotizens as possible. All I am saying if this is the type of war that Hezbellah or Hamas start, then Israel should be willing to fight a similar war.
Why would the retireing general care about the budget? And if this is the case why would he state that the chances for a 3rd intifada are low?
The statement made by Rea was so not in my view worth responding to. My sense if no one would respond to nonsense the person making those kind of statements go away.
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That is because most of the radicals here support Israel. I don't have to constantly remind people that Israelis are human beings, because no one here has said that Tel Aviv should be destroyed like you have just said about Beirut and Damascus.
Israel started the war in 1967 and 1973 was an attempt at reclaiming the territories taken in that war. I am not going to rehash the nonsensical debate over who really started the 1967 War because it is all on Israel despite the constant deceitful attempts to justify everything Israel does.
I think you are mistaken in your assumption. Most of the rockets and missiles Hezbollah fired in the last war did not hit heavily-populated areas and they often appeared to be targeted at strategic installations and military posts. The fact Israel can easily afford laser-guided bombs and all Hezbollah can get are some inaccurate rockets does not make them more brutal than Israel. Considering that many things Israel indisputably targeted deliberately had no military use at all says a lot more than what Hezbollah may or may not have hit when aiming for something else.
Generals never retire, they usually end up with jobs in politics. To quote...
"Israel was currently enjoying a period of relative quiet, Yadlin said. But its enemies were rearming and now posed the greatest threat to the country since the 1970s. A new war would be far deadlier than Israel's last two, relatively short, conficts in Lebanon in 2006 and Gaza in 2008-9."
"Syria, particularly, posed a greated military obstacle to Israel than at any time in the past three decades, Yadlin said, having amassed advanced Russian-built antiaircraft missiles that seriously limited the operational freedom of the Israel Air Force."
Translates as...
"We have enjoyed relative peace for some time but our enemies are rearming. If we become complacent and don't keep our military up to specification then we are at risk."
In my experience that normally involves expenditure of GDP. Why does this surprise you?
Just as an aside, it should not be taken for granted that this commentary was meant only for Israeli ears. I'm sure that there are several benefactors out there who needed to hear this.
That is plainly false, as the absolute majority of the ultra radicals here, like those who refuse to acknowledge anti-Israeli terrorist organizations as terrorists and those who justify their actions for example, are on the anti-Israeli side.
Once more, plainly false, while this history revisionism and propaganda becomes more and more welcomed due to the campaigns by those who wish to demonize everything Israel does, the fact remains that Israel's attack on Egypt was but a pre-emptive strike in a war started by Egyptian (and also Syrian) moves such as the blockade on the Israeli port, the strains of Tiran.
Anything else that does not fit these historic facts is but a crude attempt to deceive and rewrite history.
Absolute bollocks. Hezbollah has always targeted Israeli cities and its leader did not deny that when he has spoken about reaching more and more cities and sending innocent Israeli civilians to the shelters.
Not considering an organization a terrorist organization is not radical.
Some would not even consider the term terrorist to be anything more than a political term intended to demonize opponents in war. Many definitions of terrorism could easily be applied to both sides of any conflict. If you consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization then you must also consider the IDF a terrorist organization.
Like I said, I am not going to rehash this, but even the blockade, the most oft-cited justification, was nothing more than a reaction to Israeli actions. Israel had just the month before instigated a major cross-border incident with Syria and was planning even more devastating attacks on that country with some even suggesting the removal of the regime in Syria and occupation of Damascus. The Soviets told Egypt that Israel was planning to go to war with Syria before the Straits of Tiran were closed.
Even targeting only military targets and strategic infrastructure would cause Israeli civilians to go to shelters. Reaching more cities means reaching more military targets and strategic infrastructure.
That is because most of the radicals here support Israel. I don't have to constantly remind people that Israelis are human beings, because no one here has said that Tel Aviv should be destroyed like you have just said about Beirut and Damascus.
Lol. Most of the radicals here support Israel?
Getting a bit personal are we with those assumptions?
Lol, the fact that I or someone else may disagree with you and find your opinions a tad bias against Israel does not make us radicals.
...Also again I want to go back to something Wiliam Rea said because again I think it was misconstrued as being "radical". He engaged in rhetoric as to the military industrial complex and budget forecasting.
I would argue there is a connect between our industrial and economic actvities, the need for oil to fuel them, and the military industrial complexes of our nations. I think they are all intricately connected in complex mazes and networks of interaction and cause and effect and fuel certain foreign interest objectives and transactions.
You are either with me or against me And by that I mean you being an Israeli are obviously bias and supportive of anyone on this forum who backs Israel. For I have rarely read or seen posters post anti-Israeli statements like the ones that are often made by pro Israel. In fact, I am almost certain that most posts defend Isael and call Muslims deregatory names and usage of words that would not be tolerated if it were used against Israel. That is why I believe most posters refrain from being too critical of Israel because even on this forum our MODS are pro-Israell over anti-hate. But that is a whole other topic.That is plainly false, as the absolute majority of the ultra radicals here, like those who refuse to acknowledge anti-Israeli terrorist organizations as terrorists and those who justify their actions for example, are on the anti-Israeli side.
History is written by the winners.Once more, plainly false, while this history revisionism and propaganda becomes more and more welcomed due to the campaigns by those who wish to demonize everything Israel does, the fact remains that Israel's attack on Egypt was but a pre-emptive strike in a war started by Egyptian (and also Syrian) moves such as the blockade on the Israeli port, the strains of Tiran.
Anything else that does not fit these historic facts is but a crude attempt to deceive and rewrite history.
Hezbollah does not make up the majority of the Lebanese or Syrians. Most people are alike around the world. They all want to feel secure and safe. But it is not possible with having domestic terrorists around with an infinite amount of black market money to protect themselves. And then you have Israel with an infinite amount of protection and support by the US of A. Those people would turn towards hatred not even terrorism. But hatred why? Because most people do not want to loose their life. Life is too precious to loose and most people know that. So when you have a nation who doesn't care about killing innocentts what then?Absolute bollocks. Hezbollah has always targeted Israeli cities and its leader did not deny that when he has spoken about reaching more and more cities and sending innocent Israeli civilians to the shelters.
There's really no argument here that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization like Hamas and al-Qaeda, and by rejecting it a terror supporter needs to deny its leaders' own words and claims.
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