Nathaniel Katz [if that's your real name] what's a nice Jewish boy like you doing, hating yourself and despising Eretz Yisrael, "this tiny country with a massive chip on its shoulder...?" How DARE you utter such disrespect one week after Yom HaShoah! I pity your Mother and Father.

but with a hyperactive PR machine and with a gullible populace (+ world Jewry) willing to swallow any nonsense.

the idf strength isn't in it sf. it is largely used to reside in the junior officers and nco of the grunts to be able to change tactics and improvise on the spot! it is in ability to think on your feet and the higher i.q . it is with the simplify communication system of orders in a simplify language that allowed a quicker response time ! it is with the spirit .

History proves you wrong.

Right. That's why we're still here.

All true, which in combination with the specialized units mentioned in this article (and others!) will continue to protect Israel.

successful force is only proved through combat .hypothetical mambojumbo is for teenagers .i agree that a lot of pr is spent and that is to increase recruitment .israel's idf however is definitely &positively NOT a mediocre military ,not the philosophy,nor the strategy,or the tactics,structure, mission, equipment and not its manpower !!!!!!