as per previous wars, israel would wipeout egyptian forces in a battle.
In a stand up army vs army battle, yes, that would be true. But even so, remember now that this is not 1973. Egypt has the Sinai and is right on the border of historic Palestine. Their capacity to strike deeply into Israel is greater now than it ever has been.
they wouldnt win a guerilla hezbollah fight in lebanon tho.
No, not at all. Which make the current conflict a very strange gamble indeed even in military terms.
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Date: 2009-01-08 11:17 pm (UTC)In a stand up army vs army battle, yes, that would be true. But even so, remember now that this is not 1973. Egypt has the Sinai and is right on the border of historic Palestine. Their capacity to strike deeply into Israel is greater now than it ever has been.
they wouldnt win a guerilla hezbollah fight in lebanon tho.
No, not at all. Which make the current conflict a very strange gamble indeed even in military terms.