If Hezbollah has transformed itself into a conventional army of 15,000 "battle-hardened" troops,
that is not cause for concern for Israel which would more easily crush
such a tiny "army" that was "hardened" at the price of 2,000 KIA
fighting irregular light infantry rebels in Syria and not a large mechanized modern
force backed by artillery and air support that the Israeli army is.
The
crushing will be all the easier if Hezbollah believes it has an army and
offers it up in conventional battle.
And despite the closer ties
between Hezbollah and the Lebanese state (such as it is), Israel would
be wise to focus purely on hammering Hezbollah. Smash them up while
leaving Lebanon alone and there will be less reason for the rest of
Lebanon to have ties to the terror group and sub-state government.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
