Israel set war plan more than a year ago (1 Viewer)

[White]

Israel set war plan more than a year ago Strategy was put in motion as Hezbollah began gaining military strength in Lebanon

Israel's military response by air, land and sea to what it considered a provocation last week by Hezbollah militants is unfolding according to a plan finalized more than a year ago.

In the six years since Israel ended its military occupation of southern Lebanon, it watched warily as Hezbollah built up its military presence in the region. When Hezbollah militants kidnapped two Israeli soldiers last week, the Israeli military was ready to react almost instantly.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/21/MNG2QK396D1.DTL

 

[akyron]

Sweet. Luck favors the prepared.

 

[Befuddled_Stoner]

Um…is this really surprising? I’m pretty sure that the US military has strategies in place for every possible conflict ranging from annexing Canada to being invaded by the crab people who lived hundreds of miles beneath the surface of the earth. Are we really supposed to be startled to find out that someone in Israel had to foresight to make a plan in case one of their arch-nemeses attacked?

 

[Goobieman]

Um…is this really surprising? I’m pretty sure that the US military has strategies in place for every possible conflict ranging from annexing Canada to being invaded by the crab people who lived hundreds of miles beneath the surface of the earth. Are we really supposed to be startled to find out that someone in Israel had to foresight to make a plan in case one of their arch-nemeses attacked?

This is correct. Militariws make plans for operations they are likely to hate to undertake sometimes in the future -- the US used to have a plan for going to war in the Pacific with the UK.

Its called being prepared. It doesnt in any way indiocate a -desire- to do something, only the ability to do something. People who assign some significance to their being some plan already in place dont understand how militaries work.

 

[Jay R]

The Seven P's.

"Planning, preparation and practice, prevents piss poor performance."

 

[cherokee]

The Seven P's.

"Planning, preparation and practice, prevents piss poor performance."

Well said..and true. Only dimwitts dont make or have any plans...

 

[Stinger]

Israel set war plan more than a year ago Strategy was put in motion as Hezbollah began gaining military strength in Lebanon

Of course they did.

 

[taxedout]

Seeing that the Hezbollah fighting force is cut off from escape, bottled up in a limited area, unable to move without destruction from above, and about to be crushed, I'd say it was a pretty good plan.

 

[White]

I have been told that they attacked, cause of the kidnappings...in the media...

A lie again.

:roll:

 

[aps]

I have been told that they attacked, cause of the kidnappings...in the media...

A lie again.

:roll:

How is that a lie? Hezbollah's kidnapping was provocation. I don't believe that Isreal would have started this war on its own. But if you're looking for an excuse to attack the media, you do that.

 

[Zyphlin]

Israel set war plan more than a year ago Strategy was put in motion as Hezbollah began gaining military strength in Lebanon

Wow. Israel did what every major military does, create stategies for possible threats in advance so it can be executed if something happens. They must be evil and orchastrated everything that led up to this

 

[Alastor]

Nations prepare warplans all the time. We've had a warplan to invade Canada for about 200 years. We regularly update them every year or couple of years at the most.

It's a government's job to be prepared. I'm not at all surprised Israel had a warplan. What I'm surprised at is that it made it a year without needing revision in that region.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

I have been told that they attacked, cause of the kidnappings...in the media...

A lie again.

:roll:

You do understand the difference between planning for possible scenerios and organizing a definite strike. Or has this rather simple difference escaped you?

 

[White]

How is that a lie? Hezbollah's kidnapping was provocation. I don't believe that Isreal would have started this war on its own. But if you're looking for an excuse to attack the media, you do that.

They use just the kidnappings for a excuse and try to tell us that "wee have right to defend ourselves and commit warcrimes". It´s very clear that they just WANTED to attack to the Lebanon and just waited the right moment when they could try to justify their actions with that kind of thing. At the same time Israerl kidnapps hundreds of Arabs... :lol:

You really make me laugh and i don´t have to find a excuse toi attack against media, cause everything is SO clear.

If you have "guts" look this document from the middle east, http://www.debatepolitics.com/bias-media/12601-peace-propaganda-promise-land-documentary-film.html

 

[Alastor]

They use just the kidnappings for a excuse and try to tell us that "wee have right to defend ourselves and commit warcrimes". It´s very clear that they just WANTED to attack to the Lebanon and just waited the right moment when they could try to justify their actions with that kind of thing. At the same time Israerl kidnapps hundreds of Arabs... :lol:

You said it yourself in the first bolded part of your statement. They may or may not have been waiting for an excuse, but someone provided an excuse by kidnapping Israeli citizens. If there's no excuse, there's no problem, right? And what are they doing kidnapping other people anyway?

Yeah, Israel stormed in and captured a lot of the cabinet in retaliation (or perhaps to prevent more organized kidnappings). Chances are good they're not going to be put to death though. I'm not so sure for the captured Israelis.

In any case, it's simple. Don't run around kidnapping people. Pre-contrived or no, if the Israelis were left alone, they couldn't ever justify anything, could they?