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Old 11-18-2012, 07:30 AM   #184
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Originally Posted by Iginla View Post
I didn't reply because I thought it was cute that you forgot Israel was defeated by Lebanon with a far inferior group in Hezbullah.

To think Israel can't be defeated because of them having the best weapons is foolish. They were chased out of Lebanon in 2006 by not even a military but a terrorist organization. Iran has better weapons than the few they can smuggle into Gaza also.
Not referencing this particular scenario, but strong powers in general have a tendency to be beaten or worn down by weak forces in asymmetric warfare, at least since the 20th century or so. It's the nature of the fight. The moment Hamas starts being armed like a conventional military force and begins to fight a conventional war is the moment they get obliterated by the IDF.
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