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Lessons from Gaza: High-tech Military Power Less than it Seems

posted by azrael on Sunday July 13 2014, @09:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the can-only-get-worse dept.

AnonTechie writes:

With the UN calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip an article written by Gary Brecher and first published in 2012 by NSFWCORP (now part of Pando), lessons from Gaza - suggesting that Palestinian durability may beat Israel's high-tech weaponry, remains remarkably relevant today.

What's going on in Gaza is war, but not the kind any commander from the past would understand. On paper, Israel should be winning easily, because they've got the weapons, the numbers, the organization. The weapons Hamas is firing into Israel are primitive things, unguided rocket artillery, the kind that couldn't hit the ground if it wasn't for the law of gravity. On the other side, the Israelis get the best weaponry the US can give them.

But it's not that simple. Israel may win this battle, but it's lost the war already. You see that in the confusion the IDF shows about what to do. They've tried stomping hard on Gaza. In late 2008 through early 2009, "Operation Cast Lead" sent IDF troops and planes smashing into this tiny overpopulated slum. They killed 1400 Palestinians, and it didn't do much but make everybody sick to their stomachs - including even some Israelis, once they got over their initial gloating.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Nerdfest on Monday July 14 2014, @12:39AM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Monday July 14 2014, @12:39AM (#68719)

    Admittedly, "reasonably restrained" when referring to the middle east is damning with faint praise.

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  • (Score: 2) by mendax on Monday July 14 2014, @04:07AM

    by mendax (2840) on Monday July 14 2014, @04:07AM (#68762)

    Admittedly, "reasonably restrained" when referring to the middle east is damning with faint praise.

    Agreed, especially when compared to the Syrians. If Bashar al-Assad, for example, were facing this problem, he's probably solve this problem by dropping a few fuel air explosives [wikipedia.org], if he had them, on Gaza and permanently obliterate the problem. Who needs nukes when you have propane, a altitude-based detonator, and a parachute and a plane to drop the bomb from?

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Monday July 14 2014, @06:16AM

    by frojack (1554) on Monday July 14 2014, @06:16AM (#68788) Journal

    Really? damning with faint praise?

    Even when Israel takes down a house used for missile storage or launching, they knock on the roof [independent.co.uk] 15 minutes ahead of time, letting occupants know its time to get out.

    Its clear they are after the missiles, not the Palestinians.

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