Reply #21: I was under the impression that the IDF had aircraft [View All]

[alcibiades_mystery]

Silly me.

So these Hezbollah are driving their mobile unit in veritable circles around the UN observation post, lobbing off rockets to instigate Israeli return artillery fire, the artillery fire being much less accurate, of course, than attack helicopters or jets that can get an actual visual on the unit (the jets are all busy bombing Tyre, one suspects, and the helicopters are doing loo-de-loops for the benefit of the CBS Morning Show). This goes on for six plus however many hours. Nobody in the IDF says "Let's get some air support up their" (although, according to UNIFIL, there was aerial bombardment of the position as well, but never mind that: it doesn't make as interesting a story). No. Much better to be in the lose-lose position of lobbing artillery near the post. At the very least, it results in more entertaining gymnastics in the after-action. All Israeli after-action reports say the same thing: "WE HAD NO CHOICE!" I give you an 8.6 for the dismount: good twisting double sommersault, but you didn't really stick the landing.

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