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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
A coalition would be extremely effective, actually. Hezbollah has proven that it can cause mass panic through almost-genius use of strategic propaganda and fluid communicaitons during the 2006 Lebanon War. Their rocket attacks into Haifa were only a partial show of their military capabilities, and with Syrian backing, their missile lobs could be a force to be reckoned with.
Additionally, Hamas would probably increase suicide attacks ten-fold; something that will not sit well with the Israeli public and the Western governments. This doesn't even include Islamic Jihad or the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade.
Then there's the problem of al-Qaeda licking their chops at this very situation. Their numbers and strength would surge in the event of another war againg Hamas / Hezbollah, which would most definitely be spun as the Jews being the aggressors and attacking the Islamic faith.
The damaged that can be done by micro-parties and insurgent groups is second to none in terms of how much the media can affect public opinion.
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Seriously?
Like I said, Israel has been playing games with Hezbollah and Hamas during the past few conflicts. And they won't give a crap about collateral damage if it comes to that.
Lobbing a few missiles doesn't even compare to laser guided bombs being dropped by a superior airforce. Not too mention a superior army.
We're talking about a military that defeated an attack from Turkey, Egypt and Syria with support from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.
One mass attack took our the entire Egyptian air force, and you think Hezbollah and Hamas with their pathetic rockets would stand any kind of chance against a nation that isn't afraid to carpet bomb targets if they have too?