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IDF prepares largest military drill in almost 20 years along Lebanon border
AP, Yoav Zitun
Published: 04.09.17, 19:41
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1. MILITARY DRILL; A RAP
DA RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED RAP HOUSE   (09.04.17)
yo... , the prospect of a drill ,preparing to kill gives me a thrill ,to simulate makes me stimulate , action station , military preparation rehearsing for an invasion I become all heady when I see the army get ready .
2. Since we're going to be there anyway...why not, you know..?
(09.05.17)
3. Why tell our enemies!!!
oleg ,   Florida USA   (09.05.17)
Israel should keep their mouths closed. The Enemies know everything about the IDF they are not stupid. Tell nothing and say nothing. IDF and their generals can't keep secrets. Everything is public.
4. responsabilty
me   (09.05.17)
why don't the military desn't plan to use the only conventional weapon that is the right answer to hez threat,the FAE fuel air bombs,have they thought about or are they not able to handle the situation.I an amazed of the lack of reponsability by the planners.
5. Watch for Iran-North Korea Mutual Defense Pact
Bob ,   NJ   (09.04.17)
If North Korea really starts a war (by miscalculation or intentionally because they're crazy) It will draw most of Nato's military forces to East Asia. If the Iranians really are planning on attacking Israel in the near future, that would be the time to try it. I think the IDF is aware of that simple fact as well.
6. Russia is having military wargames with 100,000 troops.
Rivkah   (09.05.17)
NATO fears the Russians will invade Europe and it is not wargames but will be an actual invasion. Visionaries say Russia will invade Europe and lose and then Vladimir Putin will be offered headship of the E.U. to become the Anti-Christ to invade Israel. Hmm? What? Yes, that is what some think will happen. Vladimir does mean "son of a wild dog/wolf", so maybe he is a son of Satan but it is more likely Barack O. is the Anti-Christ.
7. this time, the enemy must be destroyed totally
C   (09.04.17)
israel has waited too long to destroy the shia terror regime's proxy.
8. bibi cannot lead a successful war against hezbollah
harvey   (09.05.17)
bibi is too panicky, too unsure of himself, without significant battlefield experience to have the staying power to suffer some losses, rethink, regroup, and lead israel to smash hezbollah and lebanon.

a putin type strategy is needed, not search every house, destroying critical infrastructure, fuel,, commmunications, in a never again aushwitz moment that idf fully absorb before battle.

asymmetric means must be used, battlefield losses must be ignored not to lose sight of the goal.

bibi cannot lead such a campaign. based on gaza, he cannot lead such a campaign.bennett and feiglin can do it. bibi cannot.
9. changing war outcome is to look at hezbollah leadership
tom   (09.05.17)
just as nasrollah and quaim study israeli press and other sources to learn the enemy as they see israel, we have much to learn from studying them.

one can get fancy about this or that strategy, asymmetrics, committing enough forces etc, the bottom line is to look at the respective leaders.

by any measure, nasrollah and quaim are vastly superior to olmert livni bibi lapid and herzog. there is no comparison. they stick to their strategy of inflicting casualites, going in and disappearing fast, using terrain and civilian homes from which to launch rockets and kornet weapons.

against them you have olmert and peretz who worried about casualites overly and did not commit enough. then you have bibi who did not want to make mistakes and did the least possible leaving the enemy still there as he raced to ceasefires. hezbollah clearly has better leaders.

unless Israel has bennett or feiglin leading the campaing to go all the way, Israel will not achieve what it needs to. gabbay and lapid would arrange ceasefires without much being accomplished.

Israelis are willing to pay the price, the political leaders are not. why- the truth is they are scared.

you know what all the way means??!!
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